Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon

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Borgess Run for the Health of It Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Kalamazoo, Michigan
United States
Borgess Hospital
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 20m 42s
Overall Rank = 755/994
Age Group = 31-34
Age Group Rank = 72/81
Pre-race routine:

Woke up two hours before the race and had coffee, two small bananas, and some peanut butter. Also drank a bunch of water. I still have a cold and I was disappointed to find that I was still coughing up nasty mucus.
Event warmup:

Walked about a mile from the parking area to the starting line.
Run
  • 2h 20m 42s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

This was by far the most painful run I've ever done. I didn't think the cold would affect me nearly as much as it did. Even when I slowed down to a pace that I'd normally run with a heart rate around 160, I couldn't get my heart rate to drop below 190. I ended up having to walk a number of times towards the end because I thought I'd either collapse or throw up if I kept going. It was particularly disappointing because I ran a twelve mile training run at a notably faster pace just a week ago - without having to stop to walk.
What would you do differently?:

Much as I wanted to do this race, running a half marathon sick just wasn't a good idea. If I was going to do it I should have started out much slower and just taken it easy. That way I might have been able to run the entire things.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked for a few minutes then found the water tent. Ate a granola bar and drank a bunch of water while stretching lightly. I didn't stretch or cool down nearly as much as I should have because I felt absolutely crappy for about half an hour after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Illness.




Last updated: 2009-04-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:20:42 | 13.1 miles | 10m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/81
Overall: 0/994
Performance:
Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 09m 00s 1.00 miles 09m /mile 177 185 2 08m 58s 1.00 miles 08m 58s /mile 183 189 3 09m 30s 1.00 miles 09m 30s /mile 187 191 4 09m 30s 1.00 miles 09m 30s /mile 189 193 5 10m 04s 1.00 miles 10m 04s /mile 189 191 6 10m 25s 1.00 miles 10m 25s /mile 189 192 7 10m 22s 1.00 miles 10m 22s /mile 190 194 8 11m 14s 1.00 miles 11m 14s /mile 189 197 9 11m 26s 1.00 miles 11m 26s /mile 188 195 10 11m 44s 1.00 miles 11m 44s /mile 185 193 11 11m 59s 1.00 miles 11m 59s /mile 185 192 12 12m 54s 1.00 miles 12m 54s /mile 180 192 13 11m 39s 1.00 miles 11m 39s /mile 185 197 14 01m 08s 0.11 miles 10m 14s /mile 198 200
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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