San Antonio Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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San Antonio, Texas
United States
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 09m 4s
Overall Rank = 4835/17033
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 486/1006
Pre-race routine:

I woke up early and drank a couple bottles of water. I ate a cliff bar and drank a gatorade. Other than that I didn't do to much.
Run
  • 2h 09m 4s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt really good. My goal was 2:10:00 so I just wanted to start out really slow and start increasing my pace after mile 2. That worked fairly well because my hear rate stayed low and didn't ever seem to get too high. Overall I was very pleased with my first half marathon. I will do more in the future.
What would you do differently?:

I don't think I would do anything differently except catch the shuttle a little sooner. I made my corral just fine but I was a little nervous that I wouldn't because of the traffic.
Post race
Warm down:

We walked around for a few minutes and refueled at the finish line. We walked back to the hotel which was about 2 miles away. I didn't like it but it was actually good to have to do this.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My longest training run was 10 miles so the extra 3 was new territory. I also didn't want to push too soon and blow up before the end.

Event comments:

I had a great time. I didn't know what to expect but I feel like the race was well organized.

I think my run was good and was very pleased with my finish both in time and ability.




Last updated: 2008-09-25 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:04 | 13.1 miles | 09m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 486/1006
Overall: 4835/17033
Performance: Good
Course: The course was flat. There was a decent hill at about mile 3 but other than that nothing to speak of. My Garmin 305 showed the course to be 13.27 but I don't know.
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