Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
36F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 9s
Overall Rank = 1022/4510
Age Group = F20-24
Age Group Rank = 62/299
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:35AM. Met up with a couple people at 5:30AM, and drove to the race site in a limo so we could all be dropped off. GREAT IDEA. Ate a cliff bar before hand.
Event warmup:

None, got into our corral 2 minutes before gun time. Would of been nice to have had time to warm up. The sun was not up at gun-time, so standing around and walking to the site was unbearable. My body was convulsing I was so cold, but it was perfect once I started running!
Run
  • 1h 53m 9s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

The run went really well. I would like to do more speed work for future races so I can pick it up at the end. The last two miles were killer for me. My quads hurt and I hardly had much left in me.
What would you do differently?:

Probably need to take in more calories earlier on through two bags of sports beans instead of just one.
Post race
Warm down:

Changed into sweats and headed for the tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough calories possibly.

Event comments:

Great race.


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Last updated: 2007-04-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:09 | 13.1 miles | 08m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 62/299
Overall: 1022/4510
Performance: Good
42:41 at 5 miles (8:33s). 1:10:28 for the last 8.1 miles (8:42s). Finished 311/2482 Females.
Course: Perfect. No hills, sunny, and along the beach.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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