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St. Petersburg Rock and Roll 1/2 m - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Petersburg, Delaware
United States
Rock and Roll Marathon Series
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 08m 48s
Overall Rank = 1806/4391
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 108/191
Pre-race routine:

Tied the race into a visit with Mom in Duneden. Up a 03:00 16oz accelerade and a bagel with peanut butter. Drank about 32 more ounces of water at the race site. Had a cup of coffee when I got up. Took a 5 hr energy and a gel with caffine 1/2 hr before the race..
Event warmup:

Lots of stretching. I have never seen so many porta potties. Never more than a 5 minute wait even just before the race.
Run
  • 2h 08m 48s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Actually the hills were small and rolling. I really could never tell if I was running up a hill but I noticed when I was running down the hill. This was great because it seemed as though I was always running downhill... Well I ran the course with my friend Susan. We started out wanting to pace at 10:15 minute miles. Either one of us had many miles built up this year and we were doing this as a training run. We were actually doing 10mm until mile 6.5 when I took off. My stomach was a bit upset but started to settle. At mile 12.5 when the Finish line came into site, Susan pulled up to the right of me. I know she was close because there were two turn arounds and I never saw her on the other side. Well I started to sprint hard and pump my arms. We raced to the finish. This is a great race and I recommend it to anyone. Bands were great the spectators were fantastic. One of the most enjoyable 1/2s I have ever done.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This was a great race to get me back into the season. Time to bring my 220 pounds back down under 190.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung out with Herm and Susan. Had a memousa not sure but it is champaign and orange juice. Also a muffin. Then went back to Moms and had a Mexican dinner.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am too fat to run fast right now.

Event comments:

It was a great race. I will do it next year.




Last updated: 2013-02-13 12:00 AM
Running
02:08:48 | 13.1 miles | 09m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/191
Overall: 0/4391
Performance: Good
Course: Flat and fast. It did not loop. A shuttle was available to bring runners back to the start. I had a friend that was not running and he brought me back
Keeping cool Average 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? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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