BADGERLAND STRIDERS SOUTH SHORE HALF MARATHON - RunHalf Marathon


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Milwaukee (South Shore PArk), Wisconsin
United States
39F / 4C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 18m 49s
Overall Rank = 398/468
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 18/?
Pre-race routine:

Woke up had coffee, PB/bagel and contemplated with Craig about even racing. The weather was crappy, sheeoty rain, cold and snow. We decided to DTFU and race anyway. Drank 2 bottles of water headed out. Met up with DJDavey, Force, PJGrande, Sgoehner and Tri-N-Spin. Took a few pics and did a little stretching. Didn't get more than 3 hours of sleep the night before so I kinda knew ahead of time this wasn't going to be a great run.
Event warmup:

Stretching and lotsa peeing!! A little too much hydration before the race.
Run
  • 2h 18m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

I was disappointed in my overall pace. I tend to start out too fast and then not be able to finish comfortably in the end. So, I relied on Craig and his garmin to keep my pace slower in the beginning and I was hoping to pick up the pace around mile 10 to finish out strong. I had trouble with my breathing around mile 5, but was able to get it under control. So much for picking up the pace at mile 10. Around mile 8 I had major knee pain which caused me to pause for about a min or two a couple of times. I was able to shift my weight to the other leg a bit in order to work through the pain. The knee continued to be aggrevated a bit through the rest of the race, but I kept going. I know I slowed Craig down on this race. He sacrificed a good run time for himself in order to make sure my breathing got under control and stopped with me when I had to stop. So a special thanks to firstnet911 for putting up with my whiney donkey hiney...:)

The crappy rain, brutal wind and cold didn't help the situation either. I am pleased that I finished my first half marathon and looking forward to longer racing in the future, hopefully with better results.

Nutrition/Hydration. Sports beans/water. Sports beans around mile 6 and took advantage of the water and gatorade at all the stations. Sipped on Craig's supply of water from his fuel belt.

What would you do differently?:

Gotten more sleep the night before.
Post race
Warm down:

Extremely chilled at the end. Went inside to change and warm up. Calves and quads tight. Struggled with the knee a bit. Chatted with the donks and headed out for warm coffee and KOPPS burgers!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of sleep, weather conditions and just not a whole lot of mojo for the day.

Event comments:

I'll would run this event again.

Great to see so many people suck it up and race considering the crappy weather and a special thanks to the volunteers that cheered us on in the miserable cold and windy conditions.

It was great to see and chat with so many donks/BTers: Firstnet911, DJDavey, Sgoehner, Force, PJGrande, Tri-N-Spin, TriDDS, Travisvb24 and Sandivb76.






Last updated: 2008-04-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:18:49 | 13.1 miles | 10m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/?
Overall: 0/468
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
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] 3