Gary Bjorkland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Duluth, Minnesota
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 21s
Overall Rank = 717/5263
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 219/886
Pre-race routine:

Drove up evening before and crashed on the floor of a friend of a friend. Didn't sleep all that great. Up at 4:15 for bagel and PB and get to UMD for bus ride to start.
Event warmup:

Stretch and pee. I need to start jogging a bit before a foot race.
Run
  • 1h 46m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I could tell early on that this wasn't going to be a great run. Started out too fast, told faster friends to go on w/o me about mile 5. Walked a minute at mile 8, couldn't make the legs go faster. Day started to warm up, and never really felt comfortable. Ended up finishing about 8 minutes slower than the HM I ran 3 weeks ago. Still an acceptable time, I guess, but I ran so well in Rochester that I was starting to feel that things go well all the time. They don't.
What would you do differently?:

Definitely slacked in training last few weeks. I should try not doing that.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, stretched, drank water, Boost , beer. Watched full marathon lead finishers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, I guess. Mostly just wasn't prepared wnough.

Event comments:

Can't say enough about the overall event. Next year need to stay for the tent party, but came home shortly after race due to Father's Day.




Last updated: 2007-01-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:21 | 13.1 miles | 08m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/886
Overall: 0/5263
Performance: Below average
7:45, 7:33, 7:03, 7:42, 7:45, 8:02, 8:04, 8:22, 8:53, 8:44, 8:46, 8:31, 9:04
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5