Kentucky Derby Mini Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Kentucky Derby Festival
64F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 07m 30s
Overall Rank = 6566/9386
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 232/503
Pre-race routine:

awake 4:15, eat granola, bagel,banana. get bused to start line.
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 2h 35m 24s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

felt wonderful until mile 10, and then had extreme stomach pain, and legs started to go.
What would you do differently?:

train for longer distance.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I can't say my mind this time because it is the only thing that kept me running the last 2 miles. I think I should have trained harder.

Event comments:

A very nice first half marathon! Will do the full next year.




Last updated: 2008-04-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:35:24 | 13.1 miles | 11m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 232/503
Overall: 6566/9386
Performance: Average
Course: first 7 miles a lot of hills through the park, after that not bad.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5