Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
42F / 6C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 26m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

up at 4:30, had cliff bar, sports drink and coffee on way to race, found a great parking space (always a challenge at the beach), waited in my car for a while since is was raining a bit and super windy
Event warmup:

walked to the gear drop place and starting corral, tried to stay out of the wind until the last minute, I never found any of my friends before the start
Run
  • 2h 26m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

It was cold and windy at the start, mostly a headwind until we got up the course about 3 miles, I started slowly not really feeling inspired for the race, my 5 mile split was just under 58 minutes, decided to speed up just a bit, the wind coming off the ocean in Ft STory was fairly strong, my next 5 mile split was right around 55 minutes, pretty happy with that; I tried to pick up my speed for the last 5K but my legs started cramping; I was mad at myself for not bringing along any electrolyte tablets, had to settle for a 34 minute 5K; not bad but not quite as fats as I had wanted
What would you do differently?:

carry electrolytes, drink more gatorade along the way
Post race
Warm down:

went into the tent, had some Irish Stew and some beer, talked to a few friends but my legs were sore so I didn't stay long; I was tired of standing

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of speed training

Event comments:

this is a great local race that I do every year; one of these years we're going to have good weather




Last updated: 2008-01-07 12:00 AM
Running
02:26:00 | 13.1 miles | 11m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: N on SHore drive, turn into Ft Story and then back down Atlantic to the Boardwalk
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
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