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Green Bay, Wisconsin
United States
Cellcom Green Bay Marathon
42F / 6C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 20m 15s
Overall Rank = 30/2682
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 7/113
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5. Ate a PowerBar and banana. Got my stuff together and headed out the door at 6. On the way I ate 3 Clif Shot Bloks.
Event warmup:

Its was pretty cold outside with the wind (NNE @ 15 MPH), so we went inside the atrium, stretched and did some warmups. About 10 min before the start we headed outside and I jogged around a little.
Run
  • 1h 20m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first time racing a 1/2 marathon and I was a little unsure about how hard to push myself and race it. So, when the gun went off I started running and took it kind of easy in a 6:30 or so pace. I slowly started to speed up and found that everything was clicking very nicely today. Running almost felt effortless and breathing, HR, cadence, stride, everything was just spot-on. Shortly after 1/2 mi or so I settled into a pace of around 6:10. As the race went on I tried to slowly increase my speed and bust out some negative action. I like running like that. Almost the whole race I was by myself, slowly picking off one after another. Nobody passed me (after the start) from what I can remember. When I would reach someone, I would sit on their heels for a while, check their pace and usually pass them and keep going on with my own race. About 3/4 of the way in we hit a few gradual hills and the headwinds which slowed us down a little. Around that time (approx. mile 9) people really seemed to start dropping and I started to try and speed up to drop a few seconds. My goal time for this race was to run 6:20s (around 1:23 or so), but everything was clicking nicely so I upped the anty. Around mi 10 I realized that I had a chance to break 1:20, but as I was getting closer and caught the headwinds I knew that I was going to fall just short no matter how hard I pushed. We made our turn around to Lambeau and I started eyeing up distances and checking times. Yup, gonna fall just short. Oh well. I'm going to kill my initial goal and still have a really good time for my 1/2 marathon debut. I made my final kick going into Lambeau (mi 11.5), ran around the field and hit the finish running hard.

Nutrition/Hydration: Took a Gu at mile 8.5. Alternated water and gatorade at each water station - approx. 1.5 mi apart.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe come out a little faster and hold that pace. Push a little harder. I think I held back a little too much from not knowing how hard to go out for a 1/2 marathon.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some gatorade, hit up a banana and went back to the finish to see some friends finish. After they finished (only about 4 min behind me) we did a short cooldown jog around the parking lot and I got and drank my recovery drink from the bag-n-tag.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The wind got in our faces a little. Also legs felt a little worked from the training the week before. Not two huge factors, but I think they did contribute a little bit to limiting factors.

Event comments:

The Green Bay marathon and events is always put together really well. Always a good event to take part of. You really can't beat brats and beer at the end either.

There is a group of local guys in my AG that usually take most of the small races around here. Pretty fast guys and must be ex-college runners. 5 of the top 10 OA were in my AG. Top 3 OA were in my AG. Tough crowd for sure!




Last updated: 2006-12-28 12:00 AM
Running
01:20:15 | 13.1 miles | 06m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/113
Overall: 113/2682
Performance: Good
Mile - Time - Avg/Max HR :: 1 - 6:19 - 143/152 :: 2 - 6:13 - 154/157 :: 3 - 6:06 - 158/159 :: 4 - 6:09 - 159/161 :: 5 - 6:12 - 161/165 :: 6 - 6:08 - 163/165 :: 7 - 6:03 - 164/167 :: 8 - 5:54 - 163/165 :: 9 - 6:11 - 165/167 :: 10 - 6:11 - 164/167 :: 11 - 5:59 - 165/168 :: 12 - 6:06 - 168/169 :: 13 plus .1 - 6:40 - 171/173
Course: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/ discussion/training/map.asp?routeid=16331
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

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2007-05-21 9:05 AM

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2007-05-21 9:50 AM
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Phenomenal first race and great report.  Unbelievable paces and way to finish strong!!!! Did you rip up some of the new Lambeau turf or did you leave it intact? 
2007-05-21 10:13 AM
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Smokin' pace!  1/2's are hard to judge because you "want" to go faster, but don't know how much to hold back in reserve for the later miles.  Great work!

2007-05-21 10:49 AM
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Another great, great performance my friend!
2007-05-21 11:14 AM
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Stunning performance Yams!  Congrats on the awesom HM debut!
2007-05-21 12:35 PM
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Great race, great report. 5:54 at mile 8?!? You're disgusting! Well done young donkey, well done.


2007-05-21 1:15 PM
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EEEEEEAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWwww. . . . (jaw drops in amazement)

You were takin' it easy at6:30m/m - my HR jumped to 170 bpm just thinking about it.

Seriously - AWESOME race way to go!
2007-05-21 4:12 PM
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You are amazing! Stellar performance out there! I just can't believe how fast you are! Congratulations.
2007-05-21 4:21 PM
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Holy smokes   You are awesome!

Great first hm

2007-05-21 9:27 PM
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Smoking run!  I can't wait to see what you can do for long-course tri with a few months quality training.
2007-05-22 11:45 AM
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Awesome ! just awesome. You are one hell of a runner, and don’t worry you will break 1:20 next time



2007-05-23 3:08 PM
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Great race, man!!   Oooooohhhh.....so close to sub 1:20.  Yeah, that wind and cold sucked this weekend.  They say summer is on its way though.  Awesome job!
2007-05-31 8:40 AM
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Nice race, you really have some wheels on you!  Oh so close to the magical 1:20!
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