Ole Man River Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
New Orleans Track Club
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 40s
Overall Rank = 109/300
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Streched.
Run
  • 1h 55m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

6.5 out on pavement wasn't bad, but at the 180 the wind hit you in the face which felt like I ran uphill for the 6.6 back. Sucks to see the leaders pass you on their way back while you're still on mile 4! Nice and flat though with plenty of water stations. Limited fans and cheering, gotta have some heart.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster of course!
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't drink enough at the stations. Started out way too quick, and I burned out about mile 9.5.

Event comments:

This is a tough race in my opinion. Very flat but boring. And running on top of the levee in Louisiana is a scorcher! The one thing that sucked was that they let the walkers start before the runners! So you had to dodge 100 people in the first 2 miles of the race. By the way, the levee is only about 10 feet wide. This was my first half, and it was pretty tough.




Last updated: 2008-05-25 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:40 | 13.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/300
Performance:
Course: This course sucked! It was 6.5, 6.6 back on top of a paved levee which runs next to the Mississippi River. HOT!!!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3