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Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 37m 18s
Overall Rank = 64/1283
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/54
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast: Perfect Food bar, a cup of coffee, and some water.
Event warmup:

10 min jog around the area.
Run
  • 1h 37m 18s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Tried to run 7:40 to 7:45 for the first two miles - however, mile 1 was pretty congested. From there, held around 7:30 to the half way point. Decided at the half way point, based on HR < 150, to pick it up to 7:15. Finally tried to make the last three miles each faster than the previous.

Took no nutrition or water during this race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around for a few minutes then went down-course a bit to wait for and cheer on my wife.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I felt it was a pretty decent race. Since it was my first stand-alone HM that I actually raced, perhaps I could have executed differently for a better overall time? Also, I should have lined up more towards the front to avoid congestion in the first mile.




Last updated: 2013-10-24 12:00 AM
Running
01:37:18 | 13.1 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/54
Overall: 64/1283
Performance: Good
Lap Pace AvgHR ********************** 1 8:03 138 2 7:38 144 3 7:31 147 4 7:26 147 5 7:30 148 6 7:29 148 7 7:17 152 8 7:19 152 9 7:13 153 10 7:14 155 11 7:12 155 12 7:09 158 13 7:05 161 14 6:38 165
Course: A flat out and back through downtown Albuquerque and along the Bosque Trail.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Congrats on a great finish. Maybe a podium in your future?!
2013-10-25 11:37 AM
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Originally posted by rrrunner

Congrats on a great finish. Maybe a podium in your future?!


Thanks TJ!
I'm not sure about a podium... there were 4 minutes between me and AG 3rd place. That's a lot of time!

Edited by RockTractor 2013-10-25 11:37 AM
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