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Birmingham, AL
United States
Birmingham Marathon, Inc.
50'sC / 0F
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 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 1348/1910
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 310/343
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:30, one cup of coffee with a natural peanut butter and jam sandwhich. Since this was my first Half Marathon I took a gel pre-race for extra energy.
Event warmup:

about a half mile jog.
Run
  • 2h 22m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall it was great. I felt great until around mile 12.5, but just as I strted to drag the crowd grew larger and louder. That kept me going.
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate less pre-race on race day.
Post race
Event comments:

I highly recommend this race.




Last updated: 2005-02-16 12:00 AM
Running
02:22:54 | 13.1 miles | 10m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/343
Overall: 0/1910
Performance: Good
This time includes a Port-a potty stop of about five min. I hated to do it but I think I enjoyed the race more since I did.
Course: Some significant hills in the middle but pretty flat at the beginning and end.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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