Victory Junction Gang Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Randleman, North Carolina
United States
Victory Junction Gang
42F / 6C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 24m 11s
Overall Rank = 383/547
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 26/31
Pre-race routine:

Left home about 745. 60 min drive to Randleman. Bagel with peanut butter on the way plus a gatorade
Event warmup:

Walking the 1/2 mile back and forth from the start line all the way back to my vehicle. Gu pre race
Run
  • 2h 24m 11s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Ouch...painful run. I really thought that this course was going to be flatter. It was pretty much one V after another. Every downhill immediately turned into an uphill. I seriously thought about giving up at the end of Mile 2. The 5 mile folks turned to the left and our couse went straight. I really wanted to make that left and finish up. I finally decided that I needed to beat this race. I'm going to face tough runs when I move up to the HIM's. I guess I just decided that I had to beat this course if I wanted to have the confidence in myself when times get tough. My legs were really burning for the first 4 miles or so. All of the up and down so early got them pretty sore. Took till about 8 or so to really loosen back up.
What would you do differently?:

Not be sick for the last few days
Post race
Warm down:

Drinks and orange slices then stood in line for about 20 mins for the shuttle. Long walk back to the car from the school

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Me and those damn roller coaster hills

Event comments:

Great race. It kicked my butt but I still enjoyed myself overall. No pain no gain, right?




Last updated: 2007-08-27 12:00 AM
Running
02:24:11 | 13.1 miles | 11m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/31
Overall: 383/547
Performance: Average
1--9:00 all downhill 2--12:18 3--11:23 4--11:57 5--11:37 6--11:21 7--11:02 8--10:15 9--11:14 10--10:58 11--12:04 12--10:44 13--10:23
Course: Rural, hilly course. Out and back leg from Miles 3 to 11.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4