Flying Pig Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Flying Pig Marathon
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 22m 27s
Overall Rank = 4095/7305
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 102/311
Pre-race routine:

ate a bagel and a diet dew drove from hotel and parked
Event warmup:

I parked at the finish area so got a good warm up walking to the start
Run
  • 2h 22m 27s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

My left IT Band was hurting yesterday as well as my right hammy....think I may have danced alittle too much friday nite. I wore a sweatshirt to stay warm in the beginning because I remembered how cold it was last year standing waiting for the start. I took it off at about mile 2 and felt great all the way. I brought my headset but after a mile or so I realized I like these races without the music...I would rather here the bands and the crowd and the folks I pass and those passing me talking....sometimes you can hear some interesting things! I forgot my watch and chewing gum in the car so I really didnt have any idea of my time.....I know it started about 15 plus minutes late and then by the time I got to the start line after the gun I wasnt sure the time frame....wish I would have known and I would have kicked it alittle bit more to be at 2:20 or less...oh well I had a great time!
What would you do differently?:

I wont party until 5am the friday before the race again.....I knew better but some girlfriends I hadnt been out with in a long time twisted my arm. I knew better because everthing I do I give 100% and that includes my parties!
Post race
Warm down:

They had little cups of "homemade" brand chocolate ice cream......it really tasted good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I dont want to talk about this anymore

Event comments:

This is a great event......you see some of the same volunteers year after year. I think it was only a late start because of them getting the firework celebration together.




Last updated: 2008-03-21 12:00 AM
Running
02:22:27 | 13.1 miles | 10m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/311
Overall: 0/7305
Performance: Good
Course: What can you say about the course....It's The Flying Pig......some great hills and the one taking you to Eden Park seems to never end. It started alittle late and I think it was because they had fireworks this year....maybe since it was year 10.....think they were getting that all together first.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4