Portland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Portland, Oregon
United States
Portland Marathon
54F / 12C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 53s
Overall Rank = 115/2272
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 19/96
Pre-race routine:

got up early this time - 4:30 for a banana and pb bagel
8-12 oz gatrodate enroute to race
got to race this time around 530 to 545, finally plenty of time to hit the bathroom several times and drop off bag, that was worth it
Event warmup:

body looseners, jogged parking lot to starting line
Run
  • 1h 43m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Excellent race - hit maybe a few seconds fast for first 6 miles, felt like it was more a struggle once I hit 8-10 miles. the kick I'd been training for on the long runs happened when around mile 10-11 I started to lose the pace, but in the last mile I was hitting around 7:50 through the chute.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe slow down the early pace a few seconds, or instead how about just keeping that pace up the entire time!
First few aid stations didn't get anything because I find at that pace I need to slow to drink, did so later and that paid off more than trying to run through it.
dropped last gel around mile 11-12, left it and was okay, if it was the full distance probably would've gone back for it but for the half I was fine
Post race
Warm down:

Stretches, OJ, orange slices, grapes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The mental game is still a big factor that tried to get me again around the 8 to 11 mile markers - all the doubt and slowing pace, but this time the training kept me in the game, plus before this finish I had never met any of my running goals. But that doubtful side of the mind is a real bitch and a half!

Event comments:

Overall finish for males - 84 of 604
Best running event to date - I trained for this pace and time and I nailed it. Now maybe can I keep this up for another 13?




Last updated: 2011-07-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:43:53 | 13.1 miles | 07m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/96
Overall: 115/2272
Performance: Good
Overall HR data: avg 176, max 186, almost all in zone 5, 2:16 in zone 4, 0:14 in zone 3 split times: mile 1 - 7:35, avg HR 165 (.94 mi per HRM) mile 2 - 7:49, avg HR 176 (.98 mi per HRM) mile 3 - 8:02, avg HR 178 (.97 mi per HRM) uphill section mile 4 - 7:19, avg HR 174 (.98 mi per HRM) downhill section mile 5 - 7:42, avg HR 178 (1.10 mi per HRM) mile 6 - 7:48, avg HR 176 (.97 mi per HRM) mile 7 - 8:02, avg HR 178 (1.03 mi per HRM) mile 8 - 8:02, avg HR 178 (1.00 mi per HRM) mile 9 - 7:59, avg HR 178 (1.00 mi per HRM) mile 10 - 8:09, avg HR 178 (1.00 mi per HRM) mile 11-13 - 26:36, avg HR 176 (3.15 mi per HRM)
Course: really good and flat, one small section of uphill at mile 3, but then nice sloping downhill back to Natio.
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