Charlotte RaceFest Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Race Management Systems, Inc
54F / 12C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 44m 55s
Overall Rank = 182/1150
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 19/57
Pre-race routine:

Up early at 5am for breakfast - banana, juice, water, english muffin. Arrived at race site at 7am.
Event warmup:

Static and dynamic stretching followed by 2mi run in HRZ1-2 with 2 race pace pickups. Timed run well, finishing warmup 10 minutes prior to race start.
Run
  • 1h 44m 55s
  • 13.17 miles
  • 07m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Very happy with my performance today. Targeted a 1:47 finish and did 2-3 min better than that for a new PR. Took pace out a slight bit faster than I wanted, but held back to let all the 10k runners past, maintaining a 8:00+ pace. Dropped pace by 10sec at Mile 5 and then at Mile 9. Slow miles included the monster hills of the course, and it still wasn't too bad pace-wise. Some back tightness until Mile 4. Right outside part of knee discomfort throughout race, although not painful until afterwards - need to work on more IT stretching prior to runs going forward. Overall, a good day.
What would you do differently?:

Stretch a bit better to loosen left IT band. Run pace was just about on...would have taken it a little harder on the hill miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Light jog, static stretches and lots of water, carbs, and high protein lunch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

HR...I was pretty much pegged the last 4 miles. Legs had more in them.

Event comments:

A good race. The course was well-policed and organized. Well-run water stations. Post race expo had a good band, but seemed really limited, given the size of the overall race.




Last updated: 2008-12-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:44:55 | 13.17 miles | 07m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/57
Overall: 57/1150
Performance: Good
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 08m 06s 1.00 miles 08m 06s /mile 156 165 2 08m 04s 1.00 miles 08m 04s /mile 162 166 3 08m 02s 1.00 miles 08m 02s /mile 166 169 4 08m 01s 1.00 miles 08m 01s /mile 161 170 5 07m 58s 1.00 miles 07m 58s /mile 164 169 6 07m 53s 1.00 miles 07m 53s /mile 161 166 7 07m 56s 1.00 miles 07m 56s /mile 164 176 8 08m 03s 1.00 miles 08m 03s /mile 172 177 9 07m 50s 1.00 miles 07m 50s /mile 169 173 10 07m 54s 1.00 miles 07m 54s /mile 173 177 11 08m 16s 1.00 miles 08m 16s /mile 173 177 12 07m 53s 1.00 miles 07m 53s /mile 174 178 13 07m 47s 1.00 miles 07m 47s /mile 179 185 14 01m 12s 0.17 miles 07m 05s /mile 187 188
Course: Flat to rolling. Three tough hills - one at 9 mi mark, one at 12 mi mark, and then one running up to finish line.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4