Shamrock Sportsfest Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Shamrock Sportsfest
48F / 9C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 15m 46s
Overall Rank = 5068/5277
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 681/705
Pre-race routine:

Got up and ate. Shivered down at the beach for a while until the race started.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 3h 15m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Stacy and I ran side by side. We had to take several bathroom breaks and there were ridiculously long lines and very few portopotties.
What would you do differently?:

Go for a warm up run next time and try to go to the bathroom plenty before running. But, it was my first time so I definitely learned a few lessons.
Post race
Warm down:

None done.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bathroom breaks. we were also using Galloway's Walk/Run method, so we were usually running for 3 minutes and then walking for 30 sec - 1 min.

Event comments:

My only major complaint is that they did not have enough bathrooms set up at all. We had to wait for 25 minutes at one bathroom




Last updated: 2008-09-16 12:00 AM
Running
03:15:46 | 13.1 miles | 14m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 681/705
Overall: 5068/5277
Performance: Good
Course: Flat
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4