Frederick Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Frederick, Maryland
United States
Corrigan Sports
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 59m 38s
Overall Rank = 845/2411
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 65/142
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 450am ish and tried to get some food and water in the body. Got dressed and in the car with my cousins and headed to the race. Got there around 6ish and just got all prepped
Event warmup:

Ran from the car to the starting line and just sorta hung out. Tried to take everything in and enjoy this run.
Run
  • 1h 59m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out great and had a good pace. Ended up having to pee around mile 4 to just make sure everything was okay. (Long story short from the previous years race was I had to go #2 in a ladies house around mile 6 so double and triple checking is always good:) ).

At this point I caught up with my cousin again and we paced each other for a good while. Around mile 9ish I felt my legs getting heavy and tried to just keep going. Mile 10 (Walmart) hit and I let my cousin go ahead while I got some water in me. Figuring only 3 more miles to get this done with. My time at this point was fine. I had 3 miles and could do 3 -10 min miles and still be under two hours.

As I made the turn to mile 11ish I hit the wall. Stomach started growling like crazy and giving me hunger pains, and my calves started to get heavy and tight. Not tight as in like cramping just couldn't push much more.

Going back and forth on if I should keep pushing and possibly risk injury or just maintain what I have and obviously finish. Oh and at this time the rain came and started the down pour. So I got a little cold and everything started to get tense. I started doign a walk run walk run for the next mile and a half or so. I then came to the final hill and was determined to run the rest. I made the turn onto the track and tried running as hard as I could to get my time under the 2 hours.

Crossing the finish line at 1:59 something was great! Ended up beating my time by 5 whole minutes from the previous year when I was in a little better "running long distance" shape then before.


What would you do differently?:

Train for longer runs obviously. Nutirition was a factor on this run, so bring some F'in Gu! But happy with it being a "B" race.
Post race
Warm down:

Got my medal and water and then STOCKED UP on food in the little food room. Met up with my two cousins and walked our FREEZING butts back to the car. Headed home and got a nice warm shower

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Longer runs in my training. Longest run to date was only 10 miles and hell I got 10 miles and hit the wall. Make sense huh? I'd say nutirition at the end.

Event comments:

I always love this race. Its small, challenging but still not too bad. I guess sorta reminds me of Boston even though I have never ran it. At the end is a little hill to really try and break you. Depends on how determined you are to get up it.

Love the race.




Last updated: 2008-09-30 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:38 | 13.1 miles | 09m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/142
Overall: 0/2411
Performance: Average
Miles 1-9ish where great! Averaged a nice pace of around 820-9min miles. The upper 8's and lower 9's where when I stopped to regroup and get some water in me.
Course: Fairly flat for Frederick County! Good course little different this year.
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] 4