RunningAHEAD - Topic: Hyannis Half Marathon report

jcaruso

posted: 2/24/2008 at 10:23 PM

Finished the Hyannis Half Marathon today in 1:35:06. I ran some pretty even splits with my fastest mile 6:54 (mile 13) and slowest 7:25 (mile 1). I think the course has a messed up measurement because I came through mile 13 at the end of a 6:54 mile and was picking up the pace down a slight decline and finished the last 100 yds in a sprint. Either the marathon course is too short (by .04) or the half marathon is too long (by .04). In any case it was a good run. A PR by 11:20 for a HM race, but actually about 6 mins because I went through the half in 1:41:18 at Baystate last year. Mile Split Heart Rate 1 7:25 164 2 7:10 161 3 7:15 164 4 7:16 166 5 7:20 166 6 7:21 166 7 7:20 166 8 7:22 170 9 7:13 169 10 7:02 169 11 7:14 167 12 7:18 169 13 6:54 177 End 8:10 179 Nice day for a run. Clear, sunny and 31 with very little wind even near the ocean. Nice course as it is pretty flat with a couple small hills around mile 5 and 8, 9 and downhill from about 9.5 to 11.5. Some quick up and downs throughout the rest of the course. There were a lot more people out around the course this year. Oh, and a big FU to the guy who was burning leaves at the edge of his yard right at the 8 mile mark which is at the top of the only real hill on the course.

PRs 2 mile: 12:30 7/07 5k: 19:39 8/08 10k: 44:12 5/07 HalfM: 1:35:06 2/08 25k: 1:57:30 9/08 Mar: 3:19:07 10/08

Bonkin

posted: 2/25/2008 at 12:05 AM

Nice PR, Joe. Hey, no matter how you look at it - 6 minutes or 11 minutes - they're both considered a totally smashed PR in my book.

When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

jeffdonahue

posted: 2/25/2008 at 7:33 AM

Nice job on the PR! It ended up being a great day for a run if you hadnt over-dressed for it.

rvelich

Another Passion

posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:40 AM

Congratulations, Joe!

Rick
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jcaruso

posted: 2/25/2008 at 11:18 AM

Quote from jeffdonahue on 2/25/2008 at 7:33 AM:

Nice job on the PR! It ended up being a great day for a run if you hadnt over-dressed for it.

It was a nice day. I went out for my warmup and decided against wearing shorts because I was concerned about wind near the ocean. I dressed pretty light and it was perfect. The sections of the course in the sun were actually pretty warm.

PRs 2 mile: 12:30 7/07 5k: 19:39 8/08 10k: 44:12 5/07 HalfM: 1:35:06 2/08 25k: 1:57:30 9/08 Mar: 3:19:07 10/08

dollysmum

posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:27 PM
modified: 2/27/2008 at 9:36 PM

Great race!

Len

Damn Yankee

posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:41 PM

Nice job Joe, congratulations on an awesome performance!

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending. Carl Bard

BadDawg

posted: 2/27/2008 at 2:42 PM

Quote from jcaruso on 2/24/2008 at 10:23 PM:

Oh, and a big FU to the guy who was burning leaves at the edge of his yard right at the 8 mile mark which is at the top of the only real hill on the course.

For a three miler this past Sunday afternoon, I had to run past a truly foul diesel pickup that somebody was warming up on the street. That was bad enough, burning leaves at the top of a hill at mile eight bites. You have to hope the guy is just clueless, not malicious. Nice job on the race, that's a great time!

E.J.
Greater Lowell Road Runners
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