Fleet Week 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
58F / 14C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 25m 17s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39 M
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Standard meal of coffee and PBNJ
Event warmup:

Gentle warm up maybe a mile or so. Get the blood pumping and a few strides
Run
  • 1h 25m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I took off a little too fast but realized it before the 1st mile and then ran with a little group who was holding 6:30's
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Post race
Warm down:

Got in line for the FREE massage! This race has everything! Got some food and beer and then headed out to find my wife who was also running her 1/2 mary PR

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training and God given talent

Event comments:

You can't find a better race in Virginia. This is a big big time race with more support and better organization than every other half marathon in the SE that I've run. I've PR'd here twice. The weather is traditionally much cooler than labor day. But the kicker that really puts this race over the top is the cost is about 50% less than a standard 1/2 mary with less support and less organization.




Last updated: 2008-09-25 12:00 AM
Running
01:25:17 | 13.1 miles | 06m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Super duper Flat! Very clean and good roads. I loved all the support. Tons of water / food stations and placed well too. the weather was absolutely perfect!!! Second year in a row with incredble running weather.
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