Seacoast Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
United States
Runner's Alley
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 09m 51s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove a little over 2 hours from Manchester, CT to Portsmouth, NH. It was pouring the whole way up which worried me a little bit. Ate a bagel with peanut butter, a banana and two pizza crusts.
Event warmup:

Got there about 30 minutes before the race. By the time I picked up my number just had a little time to strech out the claves and walk to the start line.
Run
  • 2h 09m 51s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

It was a good run. My best HM time this year (previous best was 2:13). Still off my all time best by about 6 minutes, but at least the time is going in the right direction. I will break 2:00 on a HM in 2007. Met several really nice people along the way. I finished the race with 2 NH state troopers who were extremely amusing to run with. Still had a lot at the end and probably could have pushed it harder throughout, but I was afraid of being tanked at the end. Overall a good race.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder in miles 9-12. I let up a little and could have maintained pace better
Post race
Warm down:

Got my medal, a water bottle and banana. Walked around, found only of the women I started the race who ended up with a blazing 1:56--so awesome. Got back in the car and drove home slowly in the rain with way too much traffic on the Mass Pike.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weight. I'm down almost 9 pounds, but dropping another 21 will have a HUGE efffect.

Event comments:

Good organization. Everything was exactly as promised. Nice job especially for an inagural race.




Last updated: 2006-08-30 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:51 | 13.1 miles | 09m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Kept the HR between 160 and 170 througout.
Course: New England rolling with a bit of a climb at the end. Some very nice streches by the ocean (although it was a little windy) and past some pretty houses I will never be able to afford.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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