Dannon Alpharetta Half Marathon

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Alpharetta, Georgia
United States
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 23s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 28/50
Pre-race routine:

The night before I ate some pizza and drank a Mountain Dew (pre-race night before ritual). Stayed up to about 1am watching SNL. I swear I normally don't do this...but I was using this half marathon as more of a training run.
Event warmup:

Did some light stretching and some laps in the parking lot to get warmed up.
Run
  • 1h 56m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

This was the first time I was officially timing myself for the run/walk method. I started using this method over the summer mainly to get my mileage in, but all of a sudden, I started to notice that I was keeping up with the runners. I used a 4/1 split for this race, and I knocked 7 minutes off my previous half marathon best of 2:03.
What would you do differently?:

I don't know if I would do anything differently, but knowing that I can move faster as a run/walker than just a runner, certainly boosted my confidence going into the Marine Corps Marathon.
Post race
Warm down:

Light stretching, Gatorade, and a Bananna

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think if I would have gotten more rest, things would have been better, but overall I'm very pleased with my performance.

Event comments:

The race was alright. There wasn't a lot of spectators on the course, and we ran in a lot of office parks. So, it was not very exciting, but it was well organized. There were plenty of water stops and volunteers out on the course.




Last updated: 2005-10-29 12:00 AM
Running
01:56:23 | 13.1 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 28/50
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: The course was a little hilly, but luckily I train on relatively hilly courses in my neighborhood.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 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] 3

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Subject: Dannon Alpharetta Half Marathon

2005-10-29 12:34 PM
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Subject: RE: Dannon Alpharetta Half Marathon

1:56 1/2 Mary fueled by pizza and mountain dew?  Good job.  I would have ended up hugging a tree. 

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