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Baltimore Running Festival - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

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Baltimore, Maryland
United States
Baltimore Running Festival
50F / 10C
Sunny

Total Time = 2h 42m 38s
Overall Rank = 6677/8046
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 479/525

Pre-race routine:

Woke up. Met up with a friend who was running. Walked over to watch the skydiver and marathon start. Walked over to the half0marathon start and waited.

Event warmup:

Walking to the half-marathon start. I use the first couple miles as a warm-up.

Run

2h 42m 38s
13.1 miles
12m 25s min/mile

Comments:

My goal was to survive, and I did. I thought I would only make it to Mile 7 or 8 before walking, but managed to "run" the entire thing. Only time I stopped was to get gravel out of my shoes.

What would you do differently?:

Train more. This was simply an experiment to give myself confidence that I can do the run portion of Eagleman 70.3.

Post race

Warm down:

Must have looked really good after finishing as an EMT ran up to me to see if I was ok:) Grabbed my medal, mylar blanket and walked to bag check and to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training, weight.

Event comments:

It was really a well run race. Look forward to trying it again. Might even think about making it my first marathon next year!

Special thanks to my wife who ran with me the whole time even though she could have smoked this course easily!

Last updated: 2010-07-21 12:00 AM

Running
02:42:38 \| 13.1 miles \| 12m 25s min/mile
Age Group:	479/525
Overall:	6677/8046
Performance:	Average
1 00:11:56 1.00 11:57 2 00:12:49 1.00 12:49 3 00:12:29 1.00 12:29 4 00:13:08 1.00 13:09 5 00:13:00 1.00 13:00 6 00:13:15 1.00 13:15 7 00:12:47 1.00 12:47 8 00:13:08 1.00 13:08 9 00:12:07 1.00 12:07 10 00:11:55 1.00 11:55 11 00:11:43 1.00 11:43 12 00:11:23 1.00 11:23 13 00:10:20 1.00 10:21 14 00:02:42 0.30 09:00
Course:	No major climbs but hilly for me. Was actually more scenic (in an urban way)than I thought. Enjoyed pointing out various Baltimore landmarks to my wife along the way.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4