Run the Reagan - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Snellville, Georgia
United States
Run the Reagan
25F / -4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 26s
Overall Rank = 35/308
Age Group = m35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/35
Pre-race routine:

Drove to the race with friends, shared some boost, use the best pre race restroom ever, then did a quick little sprint from the physicians building to Rivi's ride to test out my legs. Everything was a go.
Event warmup:

Short sprint, then short slow jog to the starting line. Other than that, nothing. It was cold and I didn't exactly feel like doing much out there.
Run
  • 1h 35m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went well. My splits are as follows..

mile 1: 6:49
mile 2: 6:55
mile 3: 7:06.13
mile 4: 7:06.31
mile 5: 7:23
mile 6: 7:20
mile 7: 6:30 (probably a good downhill)
mile 8: 7:19
mile 9: 7:26
mile 10: 7:30
mile 11: 6:55 (hit split about 49 seconds too early @10k mile marker)
mile 12: 8:41 (that 49 seconds is added onto this split. ~7:52)
mile 13.1 8:10 (additional .1 included)

So, anyway, I'm about where I expected I would be. My times are not real consistant, but I have not raced much. I didn't feel as strong as I did at the end of last season, but I still PR'd this race, so all in all, I am happy with my performance and where I am at.

3rd in age group.. I never expected to hit my SSG so early in the season. Although not a tri. Still, 3 of 35 in my age group makes me really happy.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Early season race, good training produced good results. Can't ask for much more than that.
Post race
Warm down:

Waited on friends to finish. Each of them, Kate, Amy, and Rivi, had really good races. They are doing awesome. Big thanks to the big O for coming out and being race support and being kind enough to give me half of her 2 piece winter jacket. It was freezing out there.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing... and I like saying that. No excuses needed.

Event comments:

This is a good race series. The course was a bit on the boring side, but take that away, and the course was perfect. There was a 5k and 10k that integrated into the Half Marathon and that worked out quite well. Had to dodge some walkers, but that was ok.




Last updated: 2007-02-15 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:26 | 13.1 miles | 07m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/35
Overall: 35/308
Performance: Good
None. HR felt fine the entire race. Did not use a monitor. Only Zone I was going for was the fast zone. :)
Course: Nice, moderately difficult out and back course on a completely closed Ronald Reagan Parkway in Snellville, Ga (suburb of Atlanta). Rolling hills and such.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4