Myrtle Beach Half Marathon (Dasani) - RunHalf Marathon


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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
United States
Myrtle Beach Marathon
52F / 11C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 51s
Overall Rank = 436/2842
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 40/?
Pre-race routine:

Set the alarm for 5am, ate a Pb sandwich and drank a Gatorade.
Event warmup:

We stayed right next to the start so we walked over at about 6:15, that was great.
Run
  • 1h 46m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Loved this run and course. It was a PR for me. I was shooting for 1:45, could have dont it if I had not blown the first few miles. I could not read my splits in the dark:)
My plan was to negative split the whole way, start out at 8:40 pace and cut down 5-10 seconds each mile.
It was one of those rare runs that everything felt great, it was easy.
What would you do differently?:

Watch the beginning splits more, I had plenty left at the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Met my wife at the finish, hung around to cheer on some friends. Back to the hotel for a shower and breakfast.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not paying attention to the first few miles, lining up too far back.

Event comments:

Loved every minute of it, thinking of doing the full next year.




Last updated: 2008-02-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:51 | 13.1 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 40/?
Overall: 436/2842
Performance: Good
Splits: 9:04 8:43 8:38 8:27 8:15 8:08 8:03 8:03 8:06 7:38 8:07 8:05 8:05
Course: Flat!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5