Des Moines Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Des Moines, Iowa
United States
IMT
59F / 15C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 13m 15s
Overall Rank = 1543/3185
Age Group = 44
Age Group Rank = 113/144
Pre-race routine:

Had half a bagel and orange juice for breakfast.
Event warmup:

Walked around and took in the atmosphere. Raced back to the hotel room in a frenzy as I realized 10 minutes before the start that we had not put the timing chips on our shoes!
Run
  • 2h 13m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a great day. It was my wifes first half. She walked the first 10 and ran the last 3.1. I'm so proud of her!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe push just a bit harder. I was coming off a week of being under the weather and wasn't sure what to expect.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked and stretched. Had a banana, orange, bagel, and some chocolate milk.

Event comments:

Great race, look forward to doing again next year!




Last updated: 2008-09-03 12:00 AM
Running
02:13:15 | 13.1 miles | 10m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 113/144
Overall: 1543/3185
Performance: Good
mile 1 time=9:55 avg hr=141/80% mile 2 time=9:56 avg hr=141/80% mile 3 time=10:01 avg hr=141/80% mile 4 time=10:25 avg hr=143/81% mile 5 time=10:39 avg hr=143/81% mile 6 time=10:40 avg hr=143/81% mile 7 time=10:24 avg hr=141/80% mile 8 time=10:17 avg hr=143/81% mile 9 time=10:09 avg hr=141/80% mile 10 time=10:15 avg hr=151/86% mile 11 time=10:07 avg hr=149/85% mile 12 time=10:22 avg hr=150/85% mile 13 time=9:20 avg hr=165/94% last .1 time=:51 avg hr=172/98%
Course: Relatively flat, scenic, very nice.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5