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Buckeye Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Peninsula, Ohio
United States
41F / 5C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 8h 05m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Sitting in the car, trying to talk myself out of the race.
Event warmup:

Lots of hopping around, knee ups, etc. to try and stay warm.
Run
  • 2h 27m 25s
  • 13.22 miles
  • 11m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

This would have been a really nice run if not for the rain, which was just miserable. It was, however, far less detrimental to my race than I thought it'd be. My legs started to get tired and cold (bad combo) at about 10.5, but I dug in and forced myself to finish strong. Hell, what's 3 miles when you've already done 10 1/2??? At least that's what I told myself :)
What would you do differently?:

Packed a parka. My coat was soaked through even though it's supposed to be water-proof.
Post race
Warm down:

Briefly perused the food tent and then headed to the car for the 45-minute drive home in soggy clothes. Not ideal, but there was nowhere to stretch inside and I was pretty through with the whole outside thing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training. Because my "A" race for tris was so late, I probably didn't get in the mileage I should have. The weather was definitely a factor too.

Event comments:

This was a really well run race and it's a shame the weather was so crappy. I would definitely do this race again!




Last updated: 2012-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
02:27:25 | 13.22 miles | 11m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: 2 laps on a fairly flat course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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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2012-10-28 6:13 PM

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Subject: Buckeye Half Marathon

2012-10-29 4:31 AM
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Subject: RE: Buckeye Half Marathon
Ah yuk, 13.1 in the RAIN??  Cold is fine, but add in rain, bad combo.  You get this weekend's HTFU award for sure!!!  Kudos to you for getting it done in spite of everything!!
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