OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
500 Festival
62F / 17C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 28m 40s
Overall Rank = 17325/35000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 1142/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4:30am, had oatmeal, showered, hit the road. Came down West St. which ended up being a cluster. Rush rush rush. Made it to the corrals with 1 minute to spare!
Event warmup:

None. Wait, does walking from my car to the start (3/4 mile) count?
Run
  • 2h 28m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Considering my last significant long run was 3 weeks ago, I guess I didn't do so bad. I'm very disappointed in my time. I really would have liked to have gone 2 hr. 20 min. I ran in a constant pack (and I mean a HUGE pack) the entire race! I dodged people for 13.1 miles.
What would you do differently?:

My last three weeks have been so busy.. I guess maybe trained a bit harder the last two weeks. I don't know. I couldn't have controlled the crowd. I think that this very well may be my slowest 1/2 mary time ever and that upsets me.
Post race
Warm down:

none

What limited your ability to perform faster:

size of the crowd while running

Event comments:

The sheer size of this race will keep me from ever running this again. I think that it was a pretty course. Running on the track was cool. Tons of entertainment! I didn't miss my ipod one bit! It was very organized, lots of volunteers. I can see why this race sells out before 12/1 every year! Crowds just aren't my thing.




Last updated: 2008-03-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:28:40 | 13.1 miles | 11m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 1142/
Overall: 17325/35000
Performance: Average
Ave HR 144, Max HR 170. Consistently kept my HR in the 150's. Happy with that.
Course: flat- through downtown Indy- out to the Track and back into downtown.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 3