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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
51F / 11C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 00m 56s
Overall Rank = 2857/6652
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 347/591
Pre-race routine:

Got to race site. put stuff in locker. put on bib and went to the bathroom.

timed it perfectly. got out and there was a huge line. only 30 minutes to race time.

Ate a PowerBar Wafer, sipped on my Skratch. should have brougth a throwaway water bottle.
Event warmup:

Did some dynamic stretching. ran around the back of the trade center. did some more stretching. went to 9:00 Pace section and waited for the gun.
Run
  • 2h 00m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

I did good. Just missed the 2:00 mark. I misjudged the final stretch. i thought the finish line was closer. ran out of gas at the end.


What would you do differently?:

not start out quite so fast. i started in the 9:00 pace section, and while that's where i ended up. i should have backed off the first couple of miles.

all in all, i'm very happy with my run time. i think this is a good marker for Patriot Half. so i guess i wouldn't do anything.
Post race
Warm down:

stood around did some stretching. waiting for my friend.

went into the expo center and grabbed some food. did some more stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not much. i could have done some longer runs in the lead up. but this was a training race for me. i think for my next halfmaration do some longer runs with more running during the training week.

Event comments:

Good race. very cool to run on the streets of boston where you normally can't drive as fast as we were runining.

not muchi n the way of post race food. i was slightly disappointed.




Last updated: 2015-05-26 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:56 | 13.1 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 347/591
Overall: 591/6652
Performance: Good
Course: An out and back with a couple of other out and backs. sort of hard to describe.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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