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Shoreline Sport and Spine's Oktoberfest 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Spring Lake, Michigan
United States
Inspiration Racing
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 27m 31s
Overall Rank = 8/348
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/28
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 6:00 am and had a muffin. Made a bottle of gatorade to sip on and also a bottle of water. Left home about 7:00 for the 10 minute trip to the race site. Picked up my packet and got ready to go.
Event warmup:

Did a short 0.5 mile warmup with some strides, took a bathroom break, and then popped a gel about 20 minutes prior to the start.
Run
  • 1h 27m 31s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

I did no specific race preparation for this event. I was just hoping to see what I could do with just my base fitness from HIM racing. My plan was to start at 6:45s and then negative split the back half around 6:35s. I thought at best I may be able to break 1:27 but more realistically sub 1:28.

Nutrition: One GU gel taking half at mile 6 and half at mile 8. Water at 3 aid stations.

I started at the front of the race and hung with a rather large group thru the first mile and then settled in with a teammate for the first 3 miles before he dropped back. I was ticking them off right where I wanted to be and feeling pretty good. The 1st place female was right in front of me and paced with her until mile 5 and kept right on schedule with pacing still feeling very good. We turned into a neighborhood and I passed her and looked ahead to the next rabbit. I popped half a gel here prior to the aid station. I was in 6th place at this point I think. I was able to hold that position for quite awhile. I took the second half of my gel prior to the 8 mile aid station.

Their were a couple of tough hills as we got into Fruitport at the farthest point of the course which resulted in the higher time splits. I was able to handle them pretty well though. At about mile 9 is when a group of 3 people came up on me. Two of them passed me and then the other dropped back. They were just what I needed to pick the pace up and I ticked off 6:31 and felt effortless. I was able to pass the guy that had been running ahead of me soon after. There was another guy up ahead that I appeared to really be gaining on but ran out of real estate ultimately. There were 3 guys that crossed within a minute of me so I could have easily been top 5 with some specific prep.

I was really happy with how my legs felt and my effort from mile 10-13.1 where I thought I may struggle. I am very happy with this race especially for my first standalone 13.1 road race. A PR!

Garmin data:
Time: 1:27:34
Distance: 13.18 miles
Pace: 6:38 min/mile
AHR: 171

6:42 AHR:168
6:42 AHR:178
6:43 AHR:176
6:38 AHR:175
6:40 AHR:174
6:40 AHR:174
6:41 AHR:173
6:43 AHR:170
6:45 AHR:170
6:49 AHR:167
6:31 AHR:167
6:37 AHR:167
6:22 AHR:168
5:50 AHR:174
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. I am happy that I stuck with my race plan and it produced a good result.
Post race
Warm down:

Rachael & Keelyn were there and chatted with them. I waited for results to come out and saw I was 8th OA and 1st AG in a large field which was cool.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Specific race preparation would have helped but the HIM and racing 3 weeks prior again I was more in recovery mode.

Event comments:

Great race course and volunteers. I will come back!




Last updated: 2012-09-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:27:31 | 13.1 miles | 06m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/28
Overall: 8/348
Performance: Good
Course: Beautiful gently rolling course around Spring Lake. Lots of short gradual hills. 144 feet of elevation.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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