Rocky Mountain Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Denver, Colorado
United States
 		Total Time = 2h 09m
Overall Rank = 601/906
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 69/90
Pre-race routine:

First let me say, I feel like a total idiot. I had planned on doing the Run the Rockies Half, which for some reason I thought was today. When we were about to head out to the mountains Saturday, I checked the website for late registration info, and realized the race was actually Saturday. I checked online, and realized the Rocky Mountain half was Sunday, so I went downtown and registered. Glad I did, it was a great race for me.

Woke up at 5:00, dressed, and had 2 pieces of toast with PB&J. Ate a pack of sports beans 15 minutes prior to the gun.
Event warmup:

Stood under a tent at the expo shivering. It was cold and rainy.
Run
  • 2h 09m
  • 13.42 miles
  • 09m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Enjoyable, but mentally challenging around the lake (didn't realize how big it was until you were about 1/4 way around it. After the lake, the last 3 miles were mostly downhill, which felt great!

A had a GU at 40 minutes, and every 30 following.

I think I must be fully acclimatized now. My heart and lungs felt great. I tried to pick up the pace around mile 12, but my legs had a hard time turning over any faster. I did have enough gas in the tank for a nice kick the last .25 mile.
What would you do differently?:

Not a thing. This started out to be just a long training run, with the next longest run this season only being 10 miles. I felt great and actually raced to a PR, with a 10K PR along the way.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching and a beer at the expo.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

As said previously, this was just a training run, and I feel certain I would have been faster if I actually trained for it with a proper taper, etc.

Event comments:

Nice, smallish race. Well organized, but kind of pricey (75.00 for last minute registration), and you just get a crappy cotton shirt.

For the first time in my life, I am actually starting to enjoy running. I just need to get faster, damnit!!!




Last updated: 2008-06-07 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:00 | 13.42 miles | 09m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/90
Overall: 0/906
Performance: Good
Mile Splits 1 - 9:28 2 - 9:49 3 - 8:29 4 - 9:16 5 - 10:10 6 - 9:45 7 - 10:02 8 - 10:01 9 - 9:43 10 - 9:36 11 - 9:46 12 - 9:22 13 - 9:52 14 - 9:11 (.42 miles)
Course: Nice course through downtown Denver, and gets a bit hilly around Mile hHigh Stadium and Sloan's Lake (awesome views) My GPS showed 13.42 miles. I checked with other Garmin wearers, and they had similar readings. I also ran into the Guy who placed third overall on the way back to the car. He said the course seemed a bit longer than 13.1 to him. http://rockymountainhalf.com/course.html
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4