Silver Comet Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Mableton, Georgia
United States
Silver Comet
51F / 11C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 25s
Overall Rank = 101/1478
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 21/91
Pre-race routine:

Wake-up. Eat waffle with PB&Honey. Drink coffee. Drive to race and chat with Brett, Meredith, & Heather.
Event warmup:

Jog around to stay warm and stretch a little to loosen up calves.
Run
  • 1h 37m 25s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good. Glad I borrowed Heather's Garmin because I could feel I was starting out too fast, but I didn't know exactly how fast. Accidentally dropped it sub 7 for a little bit in the first mile, so I quickly adjusted and pulled it back closer to the average I wanted. Just ran what I wanted to average for until the turnaround and then decided I would race each of the last sections like a 10K and then a 5K depending on how I felt as the miles ticked away. Really only ended up being about to pace like a 10K for the last 6 or so. Couldn't ever really get the legs to turn over at 5K pace, even in the last mile. Oh well.
What would you do differently?:

Not a whole lot. Ran it the way I wanted and what I was trained for.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, stretched a little, grabbed some water and the post-race goodies. Headed back home pretty quickly after that as we had a busy day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. Just more training as life goes on. :)

Event comments:

As always, this is a good race. There just isn't a whole lot to offer in terms of entertainment afterwards just because it is a running race. It is a great race, but it is hard not to compare it to a tri where this always action going on.




Last updated: 2008-08-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:37:25 | 13.1 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 21/91
Overall: 101/1478
Performance: Good
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed 1 07m 24s 1.00 miles 07m 24s/mile 2 07m 30s 1.00 miles 07m 30s/mile 3 07m 31s 1.00 miles 07m 31s/mile 4 07m 18s 1.00 miles 07m 18s/mile 5 07m 19s 1.00 miles 07m 19s/mile 6 07m 23s 1.00 miles 07m 23s/mile 7 07m 31s 1.00 miles 07m 31s/mile 8 07m 13s 1.00 miles 07m 13s/mile 9 07m 06s 1.00 miles 07m 06s/mile 10 07m 27s 1.00 miles 07m 27s/mile 11 07m 21s 1.00 miles 07m 21s/mile 12 07m 43s 1.00 miles 07m 43s/mile 13 07m 31s 1.00 miles 07m 31s/mile 14 01m 12s 0.16 miles 07m 16s/mile
Course: Started about 1.5 miles from the Floyd Rd trailhead on Floyd Rd. Ran down street and then turned up the trail heading out towards Paulding. Ran to about 9.5-10 on the trail distance markers and then turned back towards Floyd to finish at the Depot.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4