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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
50F / 10C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 43m 27s
Overall Rank = 208/1224
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 7/36

Pre-race routine:

I got up around 4:00 (4 hours before the race) and had some cereal for breakfast.

Event warmup:

Nothing.

Run

1h 43m 27s
13.1 miles
07m 54s min/mile

Comments:

This was my best race at this distance since starting up running again a couple of years ago. The conditions were ideal (unlike last year that was 30-35 degrees warmer). I started very slow (8:55 first mile) and had negative splits. Chi running has really helped my overall running.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing

Post race

Warm down:

Some stretching. When I got home I slept for 2.5 hours after lunch.

Event comments:

I really enjoyed this race. I was more than 14 minutes faster than when I ran this last April, and 3.5 minutes faster than an easier course last fall. I'm thinking with some more run training I might be able to get below 7:30 per mile, but I'm not holding my breath at this point.

Last updated: 2010-02-20 12:00 AM

Running
01:43:27 \| 13.1 miles \| 07m 54s min/mile
Age Group:	7/36
Overall:	208/1224
Performance:	Good
8:58 8:24 7:47 8:06 7:47 8:03 7:43 7:50 7:43 8:02 7:22 7:47 7:12 1:43:27
Course:	Mostly flat with a few decent hills.
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4