ING Georgia Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
The ING Georgia Marathon & Half Marathon
55F / 13C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 12m 13s
Overall Rank = 5115/10499
Age Group = Men 30-34
Age Group Rank = 520/
Pre-race routine:

Went to bed at 9pm. Woke at 12:30 and laid in bed until 3:30. From 3:30 to 4:30 had 20oz water and 3 pieces of whole wheat toast with Vegemite.

5am: got dressed.

Jerome picked me up at 5:30.
Event warmup:

Arrived at Olympic Centennial Park at 6:15. By the time I used the port-a-jon and found my time group, I only had 10 minutes before start. Did no special warmup other than walking from MARTA and through the park.
Run
  • 2h 12m 13s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt good for the first 10 miles. The light rain and hills did not faze me. At one point, I thought I might be able to do the race in under 2 hours. Heading up the hill coming out of Piedmont Park, I hit "the wall." I am not sure if it was because of lack of training >10 mile or because of the hills in the last 5K of the course.

In all I was expecting to finish the race in under 2:15, and that is what I did. However, with a little more training, I could have been much closer to 2 hours.
What would you do differently?:

I should train more for hills, especially at the end of a run. I should also practice running 13+ miles.
Post race
Event comments:

A good race, but a tough hilly last few miles.




Last updated: 2009-11-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:12:13 | 13.1 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/10499
Performance: Average
I missed a few mile markers. In those cases, I list the average for each mile. Miles 1,2,3- 28:41:50 total, 9:20:28 average; 184 bpm (at one point my heart rate read >200 bpm, so there probably was something wrong) Mile 4- 9:49:70 total; 161 bpm Mile 5- 9:14:12 total; 170 bpm Miles 6,7- 18:40:85 total, 9:20:43 average; 170 bpm Mile 8- 9:03:32 total; 185 bpm Mile 9- 8:56:54; 193 bpm Mile 10- 11:23:41; 189 bpm Mile 11- 10:42:13; 189 bpm Mile 12- 11:07:08; 196 bpm Mile 13.1- 14:35:22 total, 13:06 average; 206 bpm
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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