Mercedes Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
Birmingham Marathon, Inc.
42F / 6C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 55m 12s
Overall Rank = 2633/2954
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 164/167
Pre-race routine:

Up around 415. At a couple of lean pockets, showered (I'm never up until i shower), and got ready. Drank a Red Bull and some vitamin water on the way downtown. Got downtown aroun 10 after 6.
Event warmup:

Nothing major. Walked around the block and jogged a little bit. Did some stretches.
Run
  • 2h 55m 12s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 13m 22s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Really wish that I would have trained more for it. I injured my foot back in the fall when I started training. Ever since then, I never did get back into a very good running schedule. Pretty sure I could have come in closer to 2 hrs had I trained better.
Post race
Warm down:

Just some stretches

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Aching feet and knees

Event comments:

I'll vote it the best since I don't have anything to compare it to.




Last updated: 2008-12-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:55:12 | 13.1 miles | 13m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/167
Overall: 0/2954
Performance: Average
This was the first event I have ever raced. I'm sure that had something to do with my HR. I couldn't control it very well today. I felt fine the entire race. I never got winded. My legs were fine. It's my feet and ankles that started hurting pretty badly about mile 8.
Course: I grew up around Birmingham. It was fun to see so many places that I have driven by numerous times. This was a new course this year. Supposedly it was going to be relatively flat. To me, there were plenty of hills. Still a fun course to run. I'm looking forward to doing the full mary next year.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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