Drake Relays Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Des Moines, Iowa
United States
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 30s
Overall Rank = 94/951
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 14/96
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:30 AM. Long hot shower. Ate three bananas while talking with Marshall and Batt. Got to the race site with Sechser by 7 AM. Got my number.
Event warmup:

Did a little running on the way to the Knapp Center, in the Knapp Center, and from the starting line to Olmsted and back again.
Run
  • 1h 33m 30s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

A PR by almost 7 minutes for this race. I knew I'd beat my previous time of 1:40, the question was by how much. I had posted on BT that I wanted to break 1:36. I thought that was challenging yet realistic. Once I hit the 9 mile marker, I was very confident that was going to happen and at that point my focus became how much can I beat that time by.
What would you do differently?:

Definately start up towards the front. It took 15 seconds for me to get to the start and that was included in my overall official time. Since I finished in the top 100, I feel starting in the front is justifiable. I would also try to run each mile about 2-3 seconds harder to start out since I felt I had some left in the tank at the end, but not too much.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around with Swee. Tried to stay warm. Visited with Rob and Chad who came out to cheer us on as well as the other racers that we knew when they finished.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mentally being unsure how fast I could go throughout the run.

Event comments:

This was a great race




Last updated: 2008-10-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:33:30 | 13.1 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/96
Overall: 94/951
Performance: Good
Course: Around the campus of Drake and then winding through Des Moines. Even though I lived in area for 4 years, I had no idea where I was for at least half of the race. I suppose it didn't matter as you just keep following the person in front of you.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4