Silver Comet Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Mableton, Georgia
United States
Silver Comet
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 53m 38s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got their early, it was really cold so I sat in my truck until just before the race!!
Event warmup:

Ran about 1/2 mile to get ready and get my calves warmed up.
Run
  • 1h 53m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

Official time is around 1:56 but it took me over 2 minutes to get to the start line. I refused to push start on my Garmin until I make it to the start. We were packed in pretty tight. SC Trail was a little tight too, some of the runners would pass on the left not realizing that the sun was in our eyes going the other direction. I probably ruined some poor 115lb girl's PR today when I ran into her like a truck. Luckily she was fine but she was a little POed and I explained to her that I literally couldn't see anything with the sun in my eyes and that I had to look down....whatever, the clock is running d@mnitt!....I guess I'm a jerk...

Started getting tired toward the end, combination of having to go to the bathroom (I simply cannot get my nutrition figured out!) and legs getting a little heavy.


What would you do differently?:

Maybe less coffee in the AM.
Post race
Warm down:

Great Warm down....first...someone gave me a mini-bison cheese burger. I followed that with water, a marathon bar and a handful of chocolate chip cookies and washed all THAT down with some gatorade....surprised I didn't barf.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running the last 5 miles having to go to the bathroom didn't help things. As usually, one bathroom and 2500 runners at the turnaround...Oye vey!

Event comments:

Woulda gave them a 5 if I hadn't lost two minutes at the bathroom that was so crowded I finally gave up and just ran the last 5 miles.

A lot of runners piled on the layers during the cold start only to shed them on the trail. Note to self: Take off layers just before the start.




Last updated: 2007-10-27 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:38 | 13.1 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Perfectly flat, a clydesdale's dream course!!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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