Securian Frozen Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
The Saint Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation
19F / -7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 35s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 43
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

2 scrambled eggs and tortilla chips! Rode up with Mark, Mary Beth, Mike M, Mike M (2) and Terry. Race day registration. Great to meet up with the BT folks...Bryan (mndiver), Jim (birkierunner), Rodger (rabkaman) and Tom (Matchman). Talked mostly about off-season training and upcoming events. Saw John and lined up with him at the start.
Event warmup:

Ran outside to use the Porta-Potty.
Run
  • 1h 53m 35s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Kept short quick steps up to about mile 4. Long gradual hill up to mile 6. Yelled a quick hello to Jim at mile 5 1/2. He had already hit the turnaround and was headed back. Felt really good at the turnaround, but knew I needed to slow it down if I was going to finish strong. Started losing steam about mile 11 and 12.
What would you do differently?:

Train more. Business trip to Chicago knocked out about a week's worth of training last week.

Hold myself back despite feeling strong at the halfway point.
Post race
Warm down:

Talked to Mark and Terry. Ate everything in the feed bag.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

Great chance to meet up with local BTers and realize that I need to continue building base.




Last updated: 2007-10-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:35 | 13.1 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
8:45 8:34 8:18 8:18 8:50 8:50 7:56 8:39 8:49 8:49 7:28 10:20 10:01
Course: Rolling hills. Short, steep hill up to finish.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3