Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon - Run8k


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 46m 53s
Overall Rank = 1389/15702
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 67/546
Pre-race routine:

Arrived late, went to Starbucks to use bathroom and straight to start without warmup.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 46m 53s
  • 5 miles
  • 09m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Very crowded at the start and hard time getting into pace. Ran too hard early. Finish it was so windy could barely move forward. Very tired at finish, no energy left, people passing me.
What would you do differently?:

Better race strategy. Manage start better. Arrive and warm up. Needed to conserve energy for the end of the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked about half mile

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Serious serious wind. 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Event comments:

Will do this again next year. Really like the race and the 8k distance.




Last updated: 2007-02-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:53 | 05 miles | 09m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 67/546
Overall: 1389/15702
Performance: Average
Course: Loop, flat - partially on beach boardwalk
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4