Battleship North Carolina Half Marathon & 5K - RunHalf Marathon


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Wilmington, North Carolina
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 7s
Overall Rank = 10/513
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 4/27
Pre-race routine:

The start was only a 6 mile drive from our house so Scott and I got up around 6:30am this morning as we were planning to leave around 7am. Unfortunately we both were not feeling 'unmotivated' but we managed to get dressed and tried to get motivated. I had some coffee, a cup of cereal and half a peanutbutter 'Clif' on the way to the race. Once we got there we grabbed our race chips, stopped and chatted with a few folks and then headed over to the starting line.
Event warmup:

No warm up...we spent about 10-15 mins standing in line for the "Port-a-Johns"
Run
  • 1h 35m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run for me...I just kept telling myself "treat this like a training run" which I think kept me from feeling too much pressure. I wanted to beat my PR but I wasn't sure I had it in me today...somehow I managed to do it!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing...well...maybe try to be more motivated.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked over to the finish shoot to cheer on Scott!

Event comments:

This a good race...and I love that it is pretty much in my backyard!




Last updated: 2008-11-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:07 | 13.1 miles | 07m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/27
Overall: 0/513
Performance: Good
Course: The course stared at the Battleship, then went over the Isabell Holmes Bridge, through downtown Wilmington, over to Greenfield Lake, and then back over the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge to the finish line back at the Battleship
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