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Royal Parks Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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London, England
United Kingdom
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 10s
Overall Rank = 1152/12500
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate a couple bagels with PB and had a couple bottles of water while on the train ride to the event. Found the TEAM SQUIRREL tent and had a little more water and a 5-Hour Energy and then went and joined the squirrels in the woods for some eco releif.
Event warmup:

Walked to the start line?
Run
  • 1h 41m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Good flat fast run. Tried to beat 1:40:00 but failed. I thought I was on about a 1:38:00 pace but that didn't work out so well. Meh, no biggie. Great race though!
What would you do differently?:

Run faster at the beginning and from miles 8-10 so I wouldn't have had to push so hard the last 5K.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some water and my goodie bag and walked back to the TEAM SQUIRREL tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training, as usual.




Last updated: 2011-10-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:10 | 13.1 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1152/12500
Performance: Good
Course: Starts in Hyde Park, past Buckingham Palace, over to Westminster past Big Ben and Parliament, down the north bank to Temple and then back a ways to the palace, up through St. James and some other park and then back into Hyde Park where you weave around for a while until the finish by Royal Albert Hall.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2011-10-10 3:46 AM

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Champion
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Subject: Royal Parks Half Marathon

2011-10-10 5:10 AM
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Champion
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Subject: RE: Royal Parks Half Marathon

Nicely done babe!

Maybe one day I'll be able to hold that pace for 1 mile... but probably not. 

2011-10-10 10:17 AM
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Iron Donkey
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Subject: RE: Royal Parks Half Marathon

Dat's a VERY nice run, 2Goggs!

Problem - I need to know some more details, like did you text yourself, and do the Brits provide water and gels or tea and crumpets at the aid stations?

2011-10-11 8:54 PM
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Iron Donkey
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Subject: RE: Royal Parks Half Marathon
*BUMP*  Cuz Tony's cool!  Come on, peeps!  Post a reply here!!
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