East Beach Norfolk Half Marathon - Run


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Norfolk, Virginia
United States
50'sF / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 20m 7s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

up at 5 am, oatmeal and coffee, left for race at 6:30
Event warmup:

stayed in the car so avoid the rain, then when the rain stoppped went out for a 10 min warm up, found some friends that I was supposed to be running with, waited for the start
Run
  • 2h 20m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

started off a bit fast, lost my friends right away, lots of 10:30 miles early on, got pretty fatigued the last few miles, ended up @ 11:10 for mile 11, but I brought it back down, made a PR by over 9 minutes, this is the hardest I've ever pushed myself in a race
What would you do differently?:

I was a bit overdressed because I thought it might rain again; which it didn't, could have gotten by with one less layer, went out a bit too fast and paid for it at the end, but I still got a PR so I did something right :)
Post race
Warm down:

water, bagels and beer :), saw a few more friends and my hubby cross the finish line, lots of my friends had PR's here

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm still slow, but I getting faster and learning how to push through a race, my goal was 2:22 and I came in way under that, very happy with this race

Event comments:

this is a small, local half, the course is great because it is flat, I thought drink stations every 3 miles were a bit far apart, but I thought they did a good job with this race, we even got medals :)




Last updated: 2006-01-30 12:00 AM
Running
02:20:07 | 13.1 miles | 10m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: out and back run along Esat Beach in Norfolk, very, very flat
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4