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Disney Princess Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

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Disney World, Florida
United States
70'sF / 0C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 59m 48s
Overall Rank = 917/13797
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 109/1824

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 2:45am! Ate 2 waffles with PB and a yogurt. Left the hotel at 3:15 to get to Epcot. No traffic issues, but made a wrong turn and had to turn around. Parked, had to walk to start line. Ate a banana and had a Gu approx 45 min prior to start. Very humid out.

Run

1h 59m 48s
13.1 miles
09m 09s min/mile

Comments:

Felt really good. First 3 miles were an 8:53 pace which felt too fast. Unbeknownst to me, my stopwatch was full, no no data beyond that was saved. Ran thru water stops, which I normally walk (and walk the last 2) and got lots of water up my nose. Fortunately no cramps! Ate a shot blox every 2 miles, had a Gu around mile 7. Lots of photo ops with the Disney characters, but didn't stop, just wanted to break 2 hours!

What would you do differently?:

Not much, other than go a tiny bit faster--couldn't cut the 2-hr mark any closer!

Post race

Warm down:

It was sunny, 80's. Stretched while waiting for the other gals to finish. Ate a grilled chx sandwich from Wendy's on the way back to the hotel, then went into the 'cold' pool to soak legs for approx 1/2 hr.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm a slow runner! Interval training has seemed to help, at least at the shorter 1/2 distance. Need to get some more long runs in before the GB Marathon in May

Event comments:

Post race there were only oranges, bananas, granola bars, and maybe muffins? Not a huge variety. Once you left the finish area, there was nowhere to get water...I had to wait almost 3 hours for the other gals to finsh so that was a bummer.

Last updated: 2011-03-30 12:00 AM

Running
01:59:48 \| 13.1 miles \| 09m 09s min/mile
Age Group:	109/1824
Overall:	917/13797
Performance:	Good
Course:	Fairly flat...only a few on-and off-ramps that were quite banked. Starting in Corral A I didn't have any crowding issues that the other corrals had--we were spread out nicely.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
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]	5