Suffolk County Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Selden, New York
United States
Suffolk County Half Marathon
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 21m 9s
Overall Rank = 328/366
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 23/25
Pre-race routine:

Perpet an hr before
Event warmup:

Sat in the car after picking up packet.. then walked to the start.
Run
  • 2h 21m 9s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Yikes! Cold day - below or near freezing at the start. One of my slowest runs in a long time. But totally expected anyway. Haven't run an inch in 2 and a half months since the marathon in Jan. This was a season opener - for training! :) Last year I had already been pounding 5x a week swim/bike/runs.. This year NOTHING and it showed. Actually ran 5min, walk 1 the entire race to not destroy my legs too badly. It worked pretty well. Now back in business and getting back into the tri training groove..
What would you do differently?:

Train at least 1 day before a half marathon. :)
Post race
Warm down:

Banana, bagel, and limp to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Going to go out on a limb, and say 0 training.

Event comments:

Best to treat it like a training run with 366 friends. Flat, boring, no spectators.. but very cheap and fun to run in an organzed event as opposed to around my house.




Last updated: 2008-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:21:09 | 13.1 miles | 10m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 23/25
Overall: 328/366
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat (except for overpasses) lap of rt 97 north of LIE.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]