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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 08m 48s
Overall Rank = 1020/2394
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 96/149
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 4, raining pretty steady. Ate Cliff bar, drank coffee, showered, shaved. Met TNT group in hotel lobby, then drove to Superdome. Met Lane (Cavu9) on ramp, then met other Lafayette friends. Porta potti, Porta potti, Porta potti.
Event warmup:

Not much more than walking around. rain pretty much quit prior to start.
Run
  • 2h 08m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Longest run since before Thanksgiving due to injury (Achilles), as a result I ran very conservatively, this is my slowest half marathon by ten minutes. Particularly slow on the overpasses (Miles 5 and 9), blame that on the extra 15 pounds I'm still carrying. Still, My goal was a 10-minute pace, and to run the whole thing, so I succeeded on both accounts.
What would you do differently?:

Train, lose weight.
Post race
Warm down:

Warmed down with some red beans and rice, king cake, chee weez and Subway sandwiches. Have to support those sponsors ;)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of quality training, still too heavy.

Event comments:

Could use more water stations early in the course, only every two miles on the first half. Stations were very congested as a result.


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Last updated: 2005-02-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:08:48 | 13.1 miles | 09m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 96/149
Overall: 1020/2394
Performance: Below average
See split times, below.
Course: Down Poydras to S. Peters, through the French Quarter to Esplanade, up Esplanade to City Park, then Wisner. (Wisner parallels Bayou St. John, includes an overpass over I610 which you cross twice.) Right on Mirabeau for a little out-and -back, then back up Wisner to JFK, then back down Wisner and back to the 'Dome via Jeff Davis, Banks, Galvez, and Poydras. Finish inside the Superdome.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-02-28 4:22 PM

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Splits:

MileSplit
110:07
209:43
309:52
409:43
510:20
609:48
709:58
809:59
910:21
1009:39
1109:35
1209:36
1309:12
13.100:55
Total2:08:48

Slow, congested start, obvious where the overpasses are, but everything else pretty consistent, can see that I picked it up after the second overpass, as I became more confident that I would be able to cover the distance



Edited by the bear 2005-02-28 4:28 PM

2005-02-28 4:47 PM
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Great race for coming off an injury.  I hope the achilles feels good today.  That sounds like a fun race.
2005-02-28 5:38 PM
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Looks like a good race, Bear! Pretty impressive considering the injury and all!
2005-03-01 11:01 AM
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Good race!!  Enjoyed meeting you finally!  Now i will have to get my bike over to your neck of the woods and ride with you!!  Maybe after I get back from Vegas (April).

Great run!

2005-03-01 11:44 AM
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way to go Bear.....specially on an injury.....sorry I didn't have time to say hello I had some rather confused and tardy room mates with me. I had a fantastic race so I'm just floating on air.

Kevin
2005-03-01 4:52 PM
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Nice race, especially since you're coming off an injury. Better to run a bit conservatively, than go crazy and risk re-injury. Great job!

2005-03-02 12:21 PM
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Great race John! AT injuries stink, so I can commiserate. Glad to see you were able to meet both goals regardless. Heck of a way to come out of "hibernation" and start off the season.

-Frank
2005-03-02 1:02 PM
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Great race, John.

Glad to see you beat that 10 minute mark.
2005-03-03 9:17 AM
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Great run, Bear.  Hope the achilles is feeling okay.  Your splits looked nice and steady all the way thru.

Sharon

2005-03-05 7:46 AM
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We like to see pictures!!!!

Nice race. The I-610 overpass was tough to run over. Congrats!





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2005-03-06 11:11 AM
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Nice race, bear. I'd take that finish post-injury (I know how it feels)

Tony

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