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OBX Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

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Nags Head, North Carolina
United States
Outer Banks Sporting Events
50F / 10C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 54m 14s
Overall Rank = 215/2387
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 31/430

Pre-race routine:

Two advils, apple w/ 2 TB pb and a few sips of water.

Event warmup:

Nice one mile jog w/ Tony around the race start. Legs felt good. I was ready to go.

Run

1h 54m 14s
13.1 miles
08m 43s min/mile

Comments:

Awesome race! My best effort ever as far as executing a plan. Plus I had so much more to give out on the course but I was focused on sticking to my plan and running a negative split.

First 7 miles my pace was 8:52, last 6 miles my pace was 8:29. It felt easy and I was super happy with my race. I think I could have gone faster in the beginning but I was trying really hard to finish stronger plus save some for the bridge.

Actual race pace/distance: 13.2m and 8:40pace only 3 sec. off what I need to do for Boston. This race was a confidence boost. Finished 629 out of 3758 (male and female runners).

What would you do differently?:

Nothing except learn from experience and hopefully be able to go faster in the beginning and still finish super strong.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around and drank some water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

Great race - well organized and super crowd support.

Last updated: 2010-09-06 12:00 AM

Running
01:54:14 \| 13.1 miles \| 08m 43s min/mile
Age Group:	31/430
Overall:	430/2387
Performance:	Good
Z2 for the first 9m then Z4 up the bridge and eventually Z5 to the finish.
Course:	Super flat until the bridge then a gradual 2 m climb up and over the bridge.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
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]	5