Trailbreaker - RunHalf Marathon


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Waukesha, Wisconsin
United States
48F / 9C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 59s
Overall Rank = 78/151
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 17/27
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:40, couldn't sleep! Ate a bowl of cereal at 6am. Sipped on a cup of coffee and water till I left at 7:45am. Ate a banana in the car at 8am. Sipped more water and stopped drinking at 8:30am.
Event warmup:

Walked around, stretched, bathroom.
Run
  • 2h 02m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first half marathon and my goal was 2hrs. So I'd say I'm pretty happy with my performance. This race really was to get me prepared and excited for the tri season, starting in 3 weeks for me. Long races like this really help me mentally, its just me and my thoughts!
What would you do differently?:

Nada.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and stretched. Grabbed water, and had some peanuts and half a banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Well I'm not soley training for running, I have biking and swimming mixed in. But I'm happy with my performance!

Event comments:

There was a band playing with was cool but they ran out of food and water for all the people who finished behind the pack. I was able to get some food/water but I saw a lot come in looking for some post-race fuel.




Last updated: 2009-03-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:02:46 | 13.1 miles | 09m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/27
Overall: 78/151
Performance: Good
My first 4 miles were faster than pace- around 9min. Paced a while with another runner from miles 4-6ish, which was nice. Paced again on the way back from 8-9.5ish. This was really nice seeing as the last 3 miles are the roughest for me. Unfortunately he suddenly stopped and walked :(
Course: Flat course, through town then on the glacial trail. Cross wind for most of the run, although not bad. Wind was against us on the way back in, the hardest being the last 2 miles, of course :P
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