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Empire State Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Syracuse, New York
United States
Achieve Fitness LLC
49F / 9C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 58m 44s
Overall Rank = 368/1139
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 30/53
Pre-race routine:

Woke up early, being this is my first Half Marathon I didn't know what to expect so I wanted to make sure that I wasn't rushed for anything. I grabbed a muffin at DD, and made it to the race site by 6:15AM, Full Marathon start time was 7:30AM and Half was 8:00AM I wanted to make sure I beat the traffic.
Event warmup:

None really, just made sure I had all my gear on and felt comfortable
Run
  • 1h 58m 44s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first Marathon so I wasn't sure what to expect. The last long run I did I managed to tweak my knee and it hasn't been the same almost up until race day, so I have tried to focus on consistency rather than long distance, to make sure I was still running. I wore the knee brace which has really helped with my recovery and has allowed me to keep running. It was a very flat course so I didn't mind. I felt really good all the way through but was starting to getting pretty tired at the end. I think I paced myself well for what I could have done.
What would you do differently?:

Ran more consistent and would have liked to put in some more longer runs.
Post race
Warm down:

drank two containers of Chocolate milk, and walked around.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think the inconsistant training and my diet was has not been very good recently.

Event comments:

I thought this was a great first Half Marathon for me. Having an entire street closed for the event was really nice along with able to run through the park.




Last updated: 2011-10-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:44 | 13.1 miles | 09m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 30/53
Overall: 368/1139
Performance:
Course: Course was all flat
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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

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