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Date:2/24/2008 7:30 AM
Type:Race
Course:Random
Distance:13.1 miles
Duration:1:17:38
Pace:5:56 / mile
Shoe:Saucony Grid Fastwitch 3
Field Placement:3
Gender Placement:3
Weather:32° F, Overcast, Snow
Notes:3rd Olympiad Memorial Half-Marathon.

Snow showers most of the run, roads were mostly clear though. Felt really good, stayed super consistent on my splits. Did much better than I had anticipated (though Amy did say on Thursday that I would "rock out" today).

Arch cramp in left foot around mile 11, but went away after quarter mile. Finished up the long half-mile climb to the finish line surprisingly well. Pretty happy with the run. 2 kids I've never seen around town smoked me by 4 minutes though...oh well.

Chafed the inner thighs pretty badly...ouch.
Statistics:VO2 Max: 60.4

Intervals (Splits)
TypeDistanceTimeTotal TimePaceAvg HRMax HRNotes
Interval1 Mi5:595:595:59  Downhill. Relaxed, right on target.
Interval1 Mi5:5711:565:57  Flat. Seemed hard. probably cuz it wasn't downhill.
Interval1 Mi6:0017:566:00  Settling into a rhytm now. 3 guys way in front of me, but I think they're in the 10K.
Interval1 Mi5:5523:515:55  Well...1 was in the 10K. The other 2 guys are definitely in the half, and smoking me. Oh well.
Interval1 Mi5:5229:435:52  Feeling pretty good now. Snow is coming down pretty good now.
Interval1 Mi5:5535:385:55  Still rolling. Snow is sort of annoying, getting in my eyes. I dropped 4th place though, 3rd appears locked up for me.
Interval1 Mi5:5141:295:51  Determined I was roughly 2 minutes behind the leaders at halfway point.
Interval1 Mi5:5347:225:53  nothing interesting about this mile comes to mind. skipped water at the aid station. apparently wasn't thirsty. which is weird...I always take water.
Interval1 Mi5:5253:145:52  I think the snow stopped during this mile.
Interval1 Mi5:5359:075:53  Took water at the aid station this time. Realized I will likely run under 1:18. Nice.
Interval1 Mi5:561:05:035:56  Left arch cramped pretty bad for about .25 miles right around mile 11. Then went away. Weird.
Interval1 Mi5:541:10:575:54  Well...I should easily break 1:18:00, barring a blow up on the half mile hill to the finish.
Interval1 Mi5:521:16:495:52  Felt surprisingly good charging up the half mile hill. Good strong last mile.
Interval0.1 Mi0:491:17:388:10  1:17:38. I thought I'd run 1:18:00 if I had a good day. So...bonus.