Westfield Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Westfield, Massachusetts
United States
Boys and Girls Club of Greater Westfield
44F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 58m 39s
Overall Rank = 203/275
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Bagel with peanut butter.
Event warmup:

Messed with my Garmin for a few minutes until I finally found where to turn off the auto-lap feature. That was it.
Run
  • 1h 58m 39s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

I originally signed up with this race to run with friends, and when I found myself alone for this one I figured what the hell? May as well really test myself to see where I am with my running. So that became my plan on Friday.
This morning my stomach was bothering me and I just didn't feel that great, but I ignored it and packed extra TP in my Fuel Belt just in case.
I felt like crap for the first few miles. The first 4 miles are pretty hilly but by the end of mile 4 I started to feel pretty good. My HR settled into a comfy mid-zone 3 and I just ran. At mile 9 I did the math and figured if I could run 9 minute miles for the rest of the race I could go sub 2 hours. After that I didn't look at my watch at all unless I was hitting the lap button and I saw my splits were all under 9 so I knew I could do it.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I did this race in 2:15 and change last year so this is a huge improvement on a tough course and a PR for this distance :). I am pleased with where my running is right now.
Post race
Warm down:

Had a cup of water and took off to find some lunch. I spent the rest of the day in the fetal position or in the bathroom :O. My stomach problems returned as soon as the race ended.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

This is a very basic local race (not even chip-timed) but I have no complaints. Check in was easy and I even got a nice l/s tech shirt this year!




Last updated: 2008-03-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:39 | 13.1 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 203/275
Performance: Good
Miles 1 and 2: 18:49 Mile 3: 9:58 Mile 4:9:36 Mile 5: 9:08 Mile 6: 8:44 Mile 7: 8:52 Mile 8: 8:57 Mile 9: 9:16 Mile 10: 8:48 Mile 11: 8:48 Mile 12: 8:27 Mile 13: 8:28 Mile 13.1: :50
Course: A big loop around rural Westfield
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4