ING Georgia Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
The ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon
46F / 8C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 54m 37s
Overall Rank = 1771/8569
Age Group = 18-29
Age Group Rank = 189/1449
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5AM. Checked the weather AGAIN and decided on running tights, thin long sleeve shirt, light running jacket, and gloves. Ate PBH waffle at home, downed a 5-hour energy and some green tea on the drive. Parked at Aquarium deck and walked to Starbucks to use the bathroom. Dropped off bag @ bag check and made our way to corral 3. We were in the corral by 6:50 and waited around for the finish. Took off the jacket just before the start. Perfect clothing choice for me.
Event warmup:

Nothing really
Run
  • 1h 54m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run! Started with Kirk and GW and ended up running the first 5 miles or so with the 3:50 marathon pace group. I guess this guy had a crazy pacing strategy, because we were no where near the 3:50 pace if he was trying to run even splits. The miles went by REALLY quickly until around 9 miles, when I started to feel a little fatigue. The last 2-3 miles were a bit tough, the last 1 mile really sucked. My right knee really started talking then and I was ready to be done.
What would you do differently?:

Huge PR - nothing different right now. :)
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, found some NAMC peeps, stretched a lot. Started to cool down too much and grabbed a space blanket. Got my bag from the check and changed into dry, clean clothes. After finding most of the 1/2 finishers, headed home to prevent getting even colder.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Right knee pain, probably wasted some effort on that pain.

Event comments:

Great course, very organized this year. I felt like there were drink stations at LEAST every mile, although I never used them. The course is definately not flat, but not too painful either. I do not train on hills for the run and it wasn't hilly enough to bother me until the last 2 miles.




Last updated: 2007-09-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:54:37 | 13.1 miles | 08m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 189/1449
Overall: 1771/8569
Performance: Good
1 - 8:50 (Avg 157) 2 + 3 - 17:22 (Avg 182) 4 - 8:31 (Avg 178) 5 - 8:42 (Avg 179) 6 - 9:01 (Avg 176) 7 - 8:18 (Avg 181) 8 + 9 - 17:01 (Avg 180) 10 + 11 - 17:47 (Avg 181) 12 - 8:59 (Avg 183) 13.1 - 9:57 (Avg 184)
Course: Wonderful rolling course through the neighborhoods of Atlanta.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4