Celebrate Life Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Rock Hill, New York
United States
Citizens Reunited to Overcome Cancer
27F / -3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 11m 54s
Overall Rank = 191/262
Age Group = 40-49M
Age Group Rank = 45/52
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special. Somehow the CD with my usual pre-race music wouldn't play. Had a Deep Purple CD and decided "Highway Star" and "Space Truckin'" were good pre-race songs. Found Matt (tri sport19) who I met at the Finger Lakes Tri last September.
Event warmup:

About a mile of running and walking.
Run
  • 2h 11m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

Was a little concerned going into this race because I really haven't been running enough, but I still had a pretty ambitious (for me) goal of 2:05, 3 minutes faster than last year. Felt pretty good for the first 8 or 9 miles, but then I started losing it. About 9.5 average pace for the first 8 miles, and then about 11 minute average pace for the last 5. I had to push myself mentally and physically the last few miles, especially on a hill at about mile 10.

Slower than last year and nowhere near my goal, but I am still happy with my performance since it was a hard effort.

Nice Winter day for a run with bright sunshine. Wind was about 15 MPH, but I only really noticed it in the last mile or so which seemed to be right into the wind.
What would you do differently?:

Train more, and maybe start a little slower.
Post race
Warm down:

Water and walking. Found Matt to congratulate him on his 3rd place overall with a time of 1:23:56; he is wicked fast! Nice spread of food, but I didn't stay because I wanted to get back home to family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't train nearly enough, I'm slow, and I could stand to lose a few pounds.

Event comments:

A great local race for a good cause.




Last updated: 2008-01-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:11:54 | 13.1 miles | 10m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 45/52
Overall: 191/262
Performance: Average
Course: Pretty route around some lakes. Rolling hills with a couple of decent climbs.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5