Mad City Marathon - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Madison Festivals, Inc.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 41s
Overall Rank = 746/~4800
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 55/~225
Pre-race routine:

Banana, water and bagel w/ cream cheese for breakfast.
Event warmup:

15 minute walk from parking to race start. Stretching & light jogging 10 minutes before race.
Run
  • 1h 55m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs felt good; the best they had in weeks. Didn't have any aches or pains to complain about. Stayed w/ the 1:50 pace group through the first half of the race when I realized I wasn't going to be able to stay w/ them the whole race. I assume it was the heat - temp was in the low 70s at the start and approaching 80 at the end. About 15 degrees warmer than normal. The last 5 miles included walk breaks.
What would you do differently?:

Not knowing how the heat would affect me, I probably should've taken a slower pace the first half of the race. But overall, I'm not disappointed with my results.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate, drank and rested 10 minutes. Stretched, then 15 minute walk back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Probably would just need to get more training miles in. Avoiding injuries during training would help!

Event comments:

Although I didn't make my goal time, I feel pretty good about my performance, given this was my first half marathon.




Last updated: 2010-03-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:41 | 13.1 miles | 08m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 55/~225
Overall: 746/~4800
Performance: Average
Course: Everything is relative, but I considered it a fairly flat course, save one hill around mile 3. Good support on the course; water/gatorade about every 2 miles.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3