The Cowtown - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Fort Worth, Texas
United States
The Cowtown
43F / 6C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 41s
Overall Rank = 487/3678
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 72/253
Pre-race routine:

Eat 2 hours before race. Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, Boost, Zip Fizz, and Powerade. Arrive 1 hour early.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 1h 46m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Extremely happy with my performance today. I was aiming for just under 2 hours and smashed that time. I have never gone hard on a long run so I had no idea what kind of pace I could keep. I kept a good pace for the first 9 miles and then decided to pick it up for the last 4 miles and I was able to hang on through the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear a jacket
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, take in calories liquid and solid

What limited your ability to perform faster:

slight discomfort in left glute and left foot but not too bad.

Event comments:

Excellent race. Great turnout, good volunteers, awesome course




Last updated: 2009-02-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:41 | 13.1 miles | 08m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 72/253
Overall: 487/3678
Performance: Good
Overall HR 161 Mile Paces/HR Mile 1 - 8:41 HR 128 Mile 2 - 8:18 HR 151 Mile 3 - 8:15 HR 158 Mile 4 - 8:07 HR 159 Mile 5 - 8:25 HR 162 Mile 6 - 8:19 HR 161 Mile 7 - 8:20 HR 166 Mile 8 - 8:15 HR 167 Mile 9 - 8:10 HR 165 Mile 10 - 7:53 HR 166 Mile 11 - 7:38 HR 166 Mile 12 - 8:03 HR 171 Mile 13 - 7:39 HR 174 Mile 13.1 - 6:08 HR 181
Course: Hilly around miles 7,8 and towards the end of the course. Very windy (around 20-25mph)
Keeping cool Average 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5