Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
45F / 7C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 42m 48s
Overall Rank = 540/5501
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Some light stretching, the stick, and gatorade/water. Race started at 7:00am and I just couldn't eat anything. I had a banana and a Snickers Marathon bar but I generally am not hungary when I wake up. Stomach also felt full from the day before which also led to some bathroom issues.
Run
  • 1h 42m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a great race yesterday! Beat my sub 1:45 goal by over 2 minutes. I was nervous leading up to this race as I still had some chest congestion from the Flu 2 weeks earlier which knocked out 7 days of training then led to a light EZ week prior to the race. So, I wasn't fully expecting to reach my goal. Splits are as follows:
Mile 1: 8:23
Mile 2: 8:03
Mile 3: 7:53
Mile 4: 7:52
Mile 5: 7:50
Mile 6: 8:00
Mile 7: 7:55
Mile 8: 7:48
Mile 9: 7:50
Mile 10: 7:40
Mile 11: 7:40
Mile 12: 7:37
Mile 13: 7:24
Mile .1: :45
What would you do differently?:

Felt really comfortable during the race. HR was good and I wasn't breathing heavy until around mile 11. Very happy that I was able to achieve negative splits as well. Only thing I may change is that I didn't push a little harder earlier in the race and might have stayed with the 1:45 pacer a little to long. Maybe could have hit 1:40 but was a little nervous to push too hard especially with the chest congestion and recovering from the Flu so not a big deal. Really ran a good race and am looking forward to next running goal of a Sub 4:00 Marathon later this year. Have a lot more confidence that I will/should achieve that goal after this race.
Post race
Warm down:

Post race grabbed a water and a banana as well as my finishers medal and hat then sat down on the beach with friends waiting for 1 of our buddies to finish. All 3 of us reached our goals in the race. Then went to grab some breakfast and checkout of the hotel for the 5 hr ride home which was much more enjoyable since we all had a great race.

Event comments:

Great, organized race. Did the Marathon in 07 and had a great time with that as well. They give out a great shirt, hat and medal as well. Course is flat and fast and finish on the boardwalk at the beach.




Last updated: 2008-01-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:48 | 13.1 miles | 07m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/5501
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and fast. Strong wind and rain expected but never materialized. Good running weather at about 45 degrees with sun and clouds.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5