Papillion Recreation Department Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Papillion, Nebraska
United States
Papillion Recreation Department
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 33m 6s
Overall Rank = 24/290
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 8/48
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 5:30 AM, took a long hot shower, got dressed, ate two bananas and had a glass of OJ. Stopped and got a Red Bull and some gels at Hy-Vee and then headed to the race.
Event warmup:

Jogged 1 mile on the course and stretched. Tried to stay warm since it was a little cool out.
Run
  • 1h 33m 6s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Officially a PR by :24 seconds. While it's hard to ever be disappointed with a PR, I am a little. Not so much because I think I could have run a better race because I really don't think I could have run that much better, maybe 10-20 seconds better. However, disappointed because I didn't put in the time training since the Drake Relays half to improve even more on my time. Still, like last year, I plan on using this a my spring board to my summer training like I did last year. Since this is exactly 7 minutes than I ran this course last year, that speaks volumes about my run training to this point. Now I just need to get going on the swimming and biking as well.

What would you do differently?:

During the race itself, nothing. The 3 weeks leading up to the race, train more including going for a long run (10+ miles) at least once in the weeks prior to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, visited with a few of the racers, and then headed home to spend time with the family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training as much as what I would have liked to or should have the weeks immediately prior to the race.

Event comments:

This will be a regular race on my yearly schedule.




Last updated: 2008-12-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:33:06 | 13.1 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/48
Overall: 24/290
Performance: Good
Course: Started at Papio South HS. Went south and around Walnut Creek. Then hooked up with the trails and went through part of Papillion before hooking back up with the trails and ultimately back to Papio South HS.
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4