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Ocean City, Maryland
United States
Extreme Dream Events
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 58m 7s
Overall Rank = 77/168
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/22
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:45am. Ate half ww bagel, egg beaters, couple bites of polenta, and 2 aussie bits (basically oatmeal cookies). Showered. The drawstring on my shorts pulled through a little and I can't wear that pair without tieing them so I had to cut the waistband a little to get my fingers on the string. By the time I got done fussing with that, it was time to go. Got to the start 1 hr. early.
Event warmup:

5 min. running and a little stretching. Basically just stood around and talked with Glenn and my parents.
Run
  • 1h 58m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great at the start. Missed the first mile marker, but my 2 mile split was 17 min. HR was higher that I wanted, so I basically ignored it and went of PE figuring I was just a little wound up for the race. The first 5 miles went by really quick, 6 & 7 were fine, but I struggled through miles 9-11. HR and PE were both high for the pace I was keeping. Tried to pick up the pace a little, but just couldn't muster up the strength. It was awesome to see my parents at about mile 9 which woke me up a little. Coming down the home stretch I look up and Glen has run back out to meet me and run the last mile with me. (He had finished the race and run back over a VERY steep bridge that's at about mile 12, then ran with me all the way back in - now that's a good friend!) It was a great way to finish my first half marathon.
What would you do differently?:

After further thought and a little discussion with my neighbor who's a 3 hr. marathoner, I think I may have peaked last weekend when I did a practice duathlon. Even though I tapered, I didn't feel like I had really fresh legs and I couldn't hold the pace that I kept on some of my longer training runs. Altogether, I'll say that I got out of it what I put into it, though. I can count on one hand how much speed work I did, and I missed at least 2 long training runs due to problems with my hip flexors.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water, stretched, and talked with parents, Glen, Todd, and Jeremy. Ate a banana.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training.

Event comments:

Really dissapointed with the mile markers being so far off. Not sure how that's even possible for a race that's a Boston qualifier. Other than that, it was well organized, and I really enjoyed having a few beers with Glen at the post-race party. I had a great time, and it was awesome to finish my first half marathon and be there for Glenn winning his age group!




Last updated: 2006-03-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:07 | 13.1 miles | 09m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/22
Overall: 77/168
Performance: Good
Splits: 17:09 missed 1st mile marker - 8:35 for 1&2 (163/177) 9:16 (168/170) 17:40 missed 4th mile marker - 8:50 for 4&5 (176/177) 8:50 (174/179) 8:47 (176/182) 8:53 (175/178) 18:25 missed 9th and 10th mile markers - 9:12 for miles 9-11 (176/178) 9:22 (172/175) 19:44 (missed 12th mile marker) Avg HR: 173 Max HR: 187
Course: One way with a couple little detours through neighborhoods. Started at O.C. Inlet, down the boardwalk, then onto the streets. Mile markers were WAY off and the mile marker signs were so small I missed at least 3 or 4 of them.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2006-04-10 7:35 AM

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2006-04-10 8:32 AM
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Subject: RE: Ocean City Half Marathon
Way to go, Dave!  Solid middle of the pack for your first half - nothing wrong with that.  You'll be watching the minutes fall off your PR from here on.  Thanks for the beer! 
2006-04-10 9:02 AM
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Great race, especially for you first 1/2 marathon.
2006-04-10 9:37 AM
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You're officially a Half marathoner!  I remember how pumped I was coming off my first half marathon!  It's a great feeling.

 Glenn is right -- you pace will only improve as you gain experience at the distance!   Keep up the GREAT work!

 

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