Atlanta Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 57s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44m
Age Group Rank = 37/511
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:40 - Oatmeal and Coffee plus a couple of GU's w/caffeine. Picked up running buddy and drove to Chamblee
Event warmup:

Minimal - about one minute of lifts and some stretching.
Run
  • 1h 37m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Eighth year in a row doing this race. The most remarkable thing about this year was the rain showers through the third mile. My shoes felt like they weighed ten pounds each!

I went out at good clip - 22even the first 3 - and just tried to hang on. Pace seemed steady enough and I really made a point of using the downhills to best advantage. The last two miles didn't seem to hurt as much as usual and I kind of regret not turning it on a little more.

Time was a HalfMary PR by 25 or so seconds.

As I was passing Shepherd Spinal Center, a guy in a wheelchair was rolling towards the sidewalk to watch. He was pretty fit looking and was wearing an ING Atlanta Marathon shirt. He was in a neck brace. As I went past, I gave him a fist in the air salute - Who knows what his story might be but I had a moment of feeling that 'There but for the Grace. . '. I don't know if he saw me or not.
What would you do differently?:

I really just haven't had any run focus so my time was kind of a surprise. I would really like to run more but foot/ankle issues are a bit of a limiter at this point.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

My bare mimimum of run volume since ING Mary this past March..Vive le Bicycle!

Event comments:

Bless those volunteers, every one. Coming out in the rain to facilitate a race on a family intensive holiday like that..Thanks!

Race starts on time and has all the ammenities anyone could need to do their best. Could you ask for more?

c




Last updated: 2007-09-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:37:57 | 13.1 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/511
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Point to point down Peachtree - Race really begins at the 6mile mark/Peachtree Battle area where the hills start.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5