OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
500 Festival
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 00m 26s
Overall Rank = 7452/29211
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 863/1936
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 EST, I'm from CST so this was a slight adjustment. Ate Clif Bar, Banana, Apple, and Banana Bread.
Event warmup:

Parked, hit the Hilton Hotel to use the bathroom. Found our corral, stood around, hit the porta potties twice. The second time when I came out the field was moving toward the start line. It still took us over 30 minutes to get there and I had to go to the restroom again, but too late. Note to self: Ease up on the pre-race water consumption.
Run
  • 2h 00m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was 2 hours and to try to start with a 9min/mile pace. It was so congested at the beginning that the first mile took 10:48. Not good. Had to play catchup the rest of the way. It did thin out a bit after mile 3, but congested again just before and after the race track. Felt good most of the way. This was my longest race ever. Previous long was a 10K last year, my first half year of running. Had a Hammer gel at miles 3,6, and 9 as planned, but need to get a fuel belt for water as I cannot get enough water from the paper cups, even though there were plenty of water stations.
I think I must have run an extra 1/2 mile by dodging the walkers and slower runners.

Mile Splits -- 10:53-9:20-9:12-8:43-8:39-9:53(bathroom break)-9:11-8:55-9:11-8:58-8:41-8:56-8:59-0:49
What would you do differently?:

Send in a time to get seeded in a better corral.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked the line to get free goodies, got pic taken, found training partner, and stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Having to run around so many people. I was suprised at the number of people walking from the start. Also, the walkers seemed to be all over the course, wish they would stay to the right or left or something. Really was dodging people the whole way. Felt like a running back again.lol

Event comments:

Very organized race with lots of extras and goodies. Definately more than just a road race.




Last updated: 2007-01-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:26 | 13.1 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 863/1936
Overall: 7452/29211
Performance: Good
Course: I don't know Indy very well, but we ran to the Speedway and around and then back to Military Park
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5