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Iron Horse Half Marathon - Run


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Simsbury, CT
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
86F / 30C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 57m 31s
Overall Rank = 245/538
Age Group = M4044
Age Group Rank = 43/68
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:30. 1.5 English Muffins w/PB & Honey, 2 Banana, Gatorade and water.
Event warmup:

Arrived at race site at 6:45 to register and get number. Stretched, did some warm up runs then tried to stay out of the sun and heat.
Run
  • 1h 57m 31s
  • 13 miles
  • 09m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run up until mile 10 when the heat and lack of miles in my legs got to me. Felt some tightness in my feet and knees so I backed off my pace. Up to that point I had been averaging about 8:30/mi.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing I can do about the heat so the only thing I can change is getting in more long runs in my training to get better prepared for the distance.
Post race
Warm down:

Took part in some of the food and drink after the race. then drove home for kids soccer games.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat, Heat, Heat.... and lack of long runs in my training due to scheduling conflicts.




Last updated: 2005-05-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:57:31 | 13 miles | 09m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 43/68
Overall: 245/538
Performance: Average
Course: Flat to rolling with a couple loops around Simsbury. One hill worth calling an actual climb. A good amount of shade on the course which helped. Lots of water stations w/ water, gatorade and a couple handing out GU. There was also a guy playing bagpipes and another playing drums out on the course
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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

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