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Mercedes Half-Marathon - Run


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
30F / -1C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 53s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 8/136
Pre-race routine:

5am wake up; bfast was sm. bowl oatmeal, orange, H20
630am: Powerbar
Event warmup:

wu: easy 5 minute jog, good stretch.
Run
  • 1h 31m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

Totally stoked. This is a new PR! I was looking to break 1:39, but wasn't sure with the hilly course. mile 1 at 6:26, felt great but thought I might want to pull back a little. Splits as follows
Mile 2 - 6:54; Mile 3 - 6:53; Mile 4 - 7:03; Mile 5 - 7:00; Mile 6 - 7:45; Mile 7 - 6:46
Mile 8 - 7:16; Mile 9 - 7:23; Mile 10 - 7:23; Mile 11 - 6:33; Mile 12 - 6:59; Mile 13 - 7:09

What would you do differently?:

Might have gone out too fast, but stayed with it. Felt great.
Post race
Event comments:

Great race, great shwag, very well organized. Looking to keep this on race schedule for long time.




Last updated: 2006-02-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:31:53 | 13.1 miles | 07m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/136
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Splits as follows Mile 2 - 6:54; Mile 3 - 6:53; Mile 4 - 7:03; Mile 5 - 7:00; Mile 6 - 7:45; Mile 7 - 6:46 Mile 8 - 7:16; Mile 9 - 7:23; Mile 10 - 7:23; Mile 11 - 6:33; Mile 12 - 6:59; Mile 13 - 7:09
Course: rolling hills, with one long climb around mile 6. Overall, a great challenging course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2006-02-14 4:21 PM

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Subject: Mercedes Half-Marathon

2006-02-14 4:36 PM
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Subject: RE: Mercedes Half-Marathon

Nice run, great PR on a tough course.

What kind of schwag? Did you win the car? How bad are the hills? This one is on my "potential" list for an Alabama marathon, not that there are that many to choose from.

2006-02-16 12:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Mercedes Half-Marathon
Nice run! Congrats on the huge PR.
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