Hyannis Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Before leaving home on Saturday reviewed race report from when I did Hyannis last year. Didn't have a good race at that time and wanted to learn from mistakes. Decided this year I would dress differently, go out a little slower, maintain a comfortable pace until about 8 miles, assess how I felt and try to pick up pace at that point (after the "hill" section). Ended up going to the area at the start for 9:00 / mile folks. Turned out to be pretty far back from start line (took 2 min to get to line). Lots of folks to weave through including a few walkers. Ended up executing my plan nearly perfectly. Went out easy for the first mile. At 1 mile things opened up a little and hit a more comfortable stride/pace while having less people to dodge and weave through. Got into a groove and focussed on running comfortably and keeping breathing relaxed. Felt great. Took GU at 45 minutes. Think it was around 6 miles that I realized I had brought time down to average of 9:00 min/mile pace. Felt awesome through miles 7 and 8 and seemed to get up the rollers/"hill" much easier than last year when I struggled to keep running. Took 2nd GU at around mile 10 (1h 25min) and it sat a little heavy. Backed off pace just a tad to see if stomache would settle. Maintained pace until hit mile 12 marker. Tried to push last mile which just hurt. Finished feeling like gave 100% (thought I may hurl) and it was a good 2 minutes of meandering around in finish area before felt like I could stop moving to remove chip without getting sick.

Nutrition: ~2 oz accelerade every 10-12 minutes, GU (vanilla bean) w/ water at 45 min and 1h 25 min



Start further toward front. Otherwise ran race exactly according to plan.

None. This was more like a rapid chill down. Grabbed a Gatorade and then went back toward road to find Joanne and Glen and watch for others to finish. Hung around until Max and PJOstack finished then grabbed a warm shower, change of clothes before heading out onto course to find Pam and Rob who were running the full.


Weight. If I can only drop some pounds.


Not sure there are enough aid stations if I was going to rely on them. Wore my Fuel Belt and brought gels so I was able to run through each one.

1' 33" off PR that I set on this course back in 2003 when I was a "runner" and logging 30+ miles per week. Given the focus of my running has been more on about getting ready for IMLP I couldn't be happier with how I did today.