Rock 'N' Roll Cleveland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Cleveland, Ohio
United States
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75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 43m 10s
Overall Rank = 170/5044
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 18/356
Pre-race routine:

alarm 5:15, made coffee half decaf, 2 english muffins with PB, banana, drove to race, parked at 9th and prospect, walked to start, extremely long port a potty lines, waited 20 min
Event warmup:

none, the walk, had windbreaker vest due to chance of rain, very humid day for October
Run
  • 1h 43m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Coach AJ suggested I build the pace and HR through the race, which is what I tried to do. Started conservatively. Was hoping to be faster for the second half than I was but still was OK with the result.

Wore a windbreaker vest because I thought it would rain. It ended up not raining but it was humid. Sweat quite a bit. Drank at every station. Took gels at 6.5, 9, and 11.
What would you do differently?:

Not much, warm day, wrong clothes. Managed negative split anyway. OK with result. Tired from season I think
Post race
Warm down:

through finish line, grabbed refreshments and started walking to car after brief conversation with CTC member. Wanted to get to son's baseball game.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

humidity. fatigue from season build up maybe.

Event comments:

Inaugural race, nice turnout, nice expo. Not enough porta potties. Music was good for first half. Didn't like the polka or some of the bands in the second half. Course was a change from Cleveland Marathon half and was OK with a couple of challenging hills. Glad I did the race. Humid day. Second best Half yet.




Last updated: 2013-09-30 12:00 AM
Running
01:43:10 | 13.1 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/356
Overall: 170/5044
Performance: Good
see upload from training log, mile splits: 8:10, 8:03, 7:50, 8:03, 7:52, 7:48, 7:40, 7:37, 7:43, 7:58, 7:44, 7:41, 7:28, 6:16
Course: around Cleveland, different from Cleveland half marathon, couple of challenging hills
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %-3%
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4