B&A Trail Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Severna Park, Maryland
United States
Annapolis Striders
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 38s
Overall Rank = 208/590
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/32
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5am, had a pb&j and gatorade, went outside to scrape off the car, and then hit the road. Arrived at the highschool around 6:30.
Event warmup:

Ran .75 mile around the neighborhood, stretched, lined up to start.
Run
  • 1h 50m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

I was using this race as a practice for the Shamrock in a couple weeks. My goal was to run closer to a 9minute mile to practice pacing, eating, and hydration. As always, i got carried away wiht the crowds. Got myself a half-marathon PR, which is cool, but wasn't my plan for the race.

I had a fantastic time at this race. Everything was just perfect. The cold, overcast weather was perfect to run in. My body felt great, nothing hurt in a bad way. I feel confident for my marathon in a couple weeks..i hope not over-confident, but i'm not as nervous as i was.

Also siked that i ran this race 5 minutes faster this year than I did in 2006. Woohoo!
Post race
Warm down:

Ran 6 more miles...i had a 20 mile run on schedule for the day.

Made it about 3 miles out and it started raining on me..making me miserably cold..so i turned around and ran back to the highschool.

Back at the highschool I had some food and changed clothes.

Event comments:

This is a great race, i'll definitly do it again. I was a bit bummed that they ran out of jackets in the size I ordered. So now i'm stuck with this massive yellow jacket that I can't use. I guess I could make a tent out of it, or something.




Last updated: 2009-02-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:38 | 13.1 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/32
Overall: 208/590
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5