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Tom King Classic 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Nashville Striders
33F / 1C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 35m
Overall Rank = 103/1015
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 14/82

Pre-race routine:

Didn't sleep very well Friday Night. Woke up at 3am and ate 1 bagel with 1 bottle of water. Drove the 120 miles to Titan Stadium eating honey and drinking water every 50 miles.

Event warmup:

After picking up my number and chip waited for the rest of the Crossville, TN runners to arrive. Felt good and strong so no prerace jog or stretch.

Run

1h 35m
13.1 miles
07m 15s min/mile

Comments:

This was my A-Race. I had trained 12 weeks for this race. I came in with a goal of 1:38:30 and when I ran the 1st mile in 6:56 and felt strong I knew I would beat it. They had the 6 mile marker facing the wrong way after the 1/2 way split which was confusing. They moved it to the correct place later on.

What would you do differently?:

I think a few more long training runs might have helped. I was getting some calf cramps in the last mile and my splits were tapering off.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed a water and banana. Walked to car for Gatorade and back for 2 bagels.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A little tightness in my left hip to my knee but nothing major.

Event comments:

I ran this race last year in 1:48:26 on 6 weeks training. I knew the course so it helped. I came in with a race plan of 3 sets of 4 miles in under 30 mins and it went perfectly. I ran the 1st 4 in 28 mins, the 2nd 4 in 29 mins and the last 4 in 30 mins. They had a great buffet for the racers with eggs, potatoes, muffins. Well run race....

Last updated: 2007-03-21 12:00 AM

Running
01:35:00 \| 13.1 miles \| 07m 15s min/mile
Age Group:	14/82
Overall:	103/1015
Performance:	Good
Mile splits...6:56, 7:00, 7:04, 7:06, 7:04, 9:34, 4:54, 7:10, 7:17, 7:20, 7:27, 7:35, 8:31
Course:	Out and back from Tiatn Stadium to Shelby Bottom Park along the river on paved trails.
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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	5