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Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Scottsdale, Arizona
United States
Runner's Den
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 51s
Overall Rank = 239/658
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 15/50
Pre-race routine:

woke at 5am - had coffee and banana. Stretched
Event warmup:

looeners and walk
Run
  • 1h 50m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

I trained hard for this race and the results showed. My game plan was to start with an effort which I could maintain for 10 miles, then kick up the pace on the final 5k. I was able to do this and ran faster than I expected.
What would you do differently?:

I achieved a PR. Took 7 mins off my last 1/2 marathon time. I would not change any thing for this race. But if I want to maintain this speed, I need to continue with speed and tempo work
Post race
Warm down:

walk

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Me. I'm not fast

Event comments:

Fiesta Bowl Half has been around for years. The event was small, well organized. I would participate again




Last updated: 2006-08-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:51 | 13.1 miles | 08m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/50
Overall: 239/658
Performance: Good
Course: started N of Camelback at Scottsdale Civic Plaza. W on Camelback to Scottsdale. N on Scottsdale to Doubletree. E on Doubletree to Hayden. S on Hayden to Osborn. Couple time along Hayden we took bike path, minor uphill/downhill grades. Finish line 5th St
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: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2006-12-04 11:14 AM

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Subject: Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon

2006-12-04 11:22 AM
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Congrats on your PR!
2006-12-04 1:03 PM
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Subject: RE: Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon
Sounds like your training cycle for this race went really well. I suspect you ran a negative split and with a strong finish, made for a perfect race.

A 7 Minute PR is huge. Half Marathons are tough races to improve since they are run at about the LT. This seems to suggest that your training cycle provided some big improvements in your effective LT.

I bet you will be hitting the running calculators and re-adujusting your training paces at some point really soon

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2006-12-04 1:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon
Congrats on the PR! I got a 1/2mary PR myself on Thanksgiving and couldn't agree more: It's great to have your hard work payoff on raceday. .

Congrats again.

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