Oklahoma City Memorial 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
United States
Awesome!
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 20s
Overall Rank = 2262/3563
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 124/234
Pre-race routine:

Not much... the race started at 6:30am!!, so there wasn't much time ofr pre-race routine on this one.
Event warmup:

No warmup
Run
  • 2h 19m 20s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a decent run... for not taining running in a while. I've been doing alot of the stairmaster and biking, but haven't run much at all. I was pretty surprised at how strong I felt through the whole race, but then again I didn't run too fast, I just wanted to take my time and enjoy it... which I did. When I was done, I swore I could have run 13.1 more!! :O Maybe next year :)
What would you do differently?:

Not much... I did the race I had planned... nice and slow and a race to enjoy without worrying about time.
Post race
Warm down:

Grilled hamburgers that they were grilling at the finish line, yum!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My mental attitude, LOL!! Just don't feel like running fast anymore through racing. I'm too old and want to enjoy things without killing myself to do it, LOL

Event comments:

I loved this race, and I loved the cause. It was really sad however to see all the pictures people had pinned to their backs representing their loved ones who were killed in the bombing. I gave my condolences when I could, and when I found myself crying about their loss, I didn't say anything :(

... but Oklahoma City is a great place. It was a beautiful day to run and remember the 168 victims that were killed on April 19, 1995. I would go back in a heartbeat and do this race again :)




Last updated: 2007-05-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:20 | 13.1 miles | 10m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 124/234
Overall: 2262/3563
Performance: Below average
Course: The course was through the streets of Oklahoma City... I loved every bit of it. There were some hills but they were fun and added some challenge to the race. I really liked the course alot, but can't put my finger on why... it was just fun. Lots of turns through the outskirts of the city where neigbors were playing music and spraying us down with water. Just a good feeling course :)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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