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Atlanta Half Marathon - Run

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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
45F / 7C
Sunny

Total Time = 7h 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-45
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

We usually park a car at the finish then carpool back to the start.

Event warmup:

None.

Run

1h 48m 40s
13.1 miles
08m 18s min/mile

Comments:

I started out ok, trying to take advantage of the flat to downhill portion. Once the hills came it gets a lot tougher. The last 3 miles were a slog -- I was very much out of gas.

What would you do differently?:

Train a little more intensely for the race if I'm concerned about the time. I'm not sure I am though, but it would be nice to break 1:40 some day. That's a lot of training though, but it would be fun to do some day.

Post race

Warm down:

Limp around the finish, gather everyone together and head back to the start to pick up cars.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough "race" training. Lately I've just been putting in non-specific long mileage.

Event comments:

The only things that make this race stand out is that it covers a lot of the Peachtree and Olympic course in Atlanta, and it is on Thanksgiving. Most of us do it so we can pig out later on.

Last updated: 2006-08-28 12:00 AM

Running
01:48:40 \| 13.1 miles \| 08m 18s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Average
Course:	The race covers much of the Peachtree road race, at least the harder uphill parts. My legs were (are) pretty beat up, which tells me I haven't done near enough speed or hill work.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Below average
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
Physical exertion [1-5]	2
Good race?	Ok

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3

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jkw001

2006-11-24 8:07 PM

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Lilburn, GA

Subject: Atlanta Half Marathon

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alltom1

2006-11-24 9:29 PM

in reply to: #607797

Master

2485

Atlanta, Georgia

Subject: RE: Atlanta Half Marathon

Nice job! Yeah, I agree: Making the rest of the day's pigout as guiltless as possible is a pretty strong motivator for me too. All the raging endorphines at race end put me in a good mood to deal with my relatives for the rest of the day, which is a nice side benefit.

Congrats again.

c

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brian

2006-11-27 10:48 AM

in reply to: #607797