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Comments: I intended to stick with the 4:30 pace group but could not find them at the start. I was pretty close to the start when the gun went off but it still took me about 6 minutes to get to the start line. The first few miles required a great deal of weaving around in order to try to keep a good pace. I yelled at RocketMan as he whooshed by me about a mile in. I kind of hit a wall on the loooong hill up Freedom Parkway mainly because I had gotten mixed up with some guys who were going too fast. I got pretty depressed right after turning on N. Highland when I overheard a guy saying we had gone almost halfway (we were about at mile 8). I was really dragging as we left the park and walked a couple hundred yards up 10th street. I walked 100 yards or so several more times. I was passed by the marathon winner about 1/2 mile from the finish line. On the last short downhill to the finish I really had breathing problems. I slowed down some and soon after the finish I felt better. This was my first 1/2 marathon and it was a real learning experience. What would you do differently?: Hydrate better. I didn't drink enough before the race and compounded that by skipping the first (packed) water stop. The second one was out of water so I didn't get anything to drink until mile 4. Post race
Warm down: Walked (hobbled) around and looked for other BT folks. I ran into Courtney, Rocketman, and the Hulkster. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training, still being a bit sick, not hydrating enough. Last updated: 2006-11-20 12:00 AM
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Overall Rank = 4080/8917
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 868/1317
Got up about 5:00 and drove to North Springs MARTA Station. Ate a banana and took a Hammer gel.
Walked around a bit.