27th Annual Ole Man River Half Marathon Race Report
I almost decided to sleep in this morning, but I'm glad - especially through the first 8 miles - that I decided to run this half marathon, the 27th annual Ole Man River Half Marathon, presented by the New Orleans Track Club. You'll see why ...
"Chip" Difference - 21.71
Mile 1 -- 10:16.96
Mile 2 -- 10:13.37 (20:30.33)
Mile 3 -- 10:09.55 (30:39.88)
Mile 4 -- 10:25.95 (41:05.83)
Mile 5 -- 10:25.93 (51:31.76)
Mile 6 -- 10:24.88 (1:01:56.64)
Mile 7 -- 10:22.51 (1:12:19.15)
Mile 8 -- 10:35.06 (1:22:54.21)
Mile 9 -- 10:51.32 (1:33:45.53)
Mile 10 -- 10:37.04 (1:44:22.57)
Mile 11 -- 11:01.82 (1:55:24.39)
Mile 12 -- 11:50.65 (2:07:15.04)
Mile 13 -- 11:03.78 (2:18:18.82)
Last .1 -- 59.81 (2:19:18.63)
You read that right, 2:19:18.63! Third fastest of 9 half marathons this year and I ran this on nothing in my system - well a Mountain Dew and a candy bar at 8 p.m. - since last evening at about 6 p.m. (and dinner). We tried driving around the City Park area and there was nothing open to grab anything. [I'm sure I could have picked up something on Bourbon Street.] I probably could have waited to leave the hotel at 7 a.m., got some food at the continental breakfast here at the Spring Hill Suites but I didn't want to be rushing to get ready.
The temperature was just under 60 degrees at race start. The course in and around City Park (see map here) was pretty flat, and the NOTC does a great job with its races. The only knock was that the mile 5/10 water stop ran out of cups on the return trip. Great finish inside Tad Gormley Stadium on its track.
I ran really relaxed and strong through the first seven miles. Mile 8, which included a turnaround on the out-and-back portion of the course, started to see a little bit of a slide.
I thought I was going to get done in after mile 9, but I bounced back in mile 10 to drop the time.
However, miles 11 through 13 weren't fun as I could feel the fatigue and a little bit of pain in the right hip start to set in.
I tried to a plus/minus system on how many people I passed or got passed by and I think I was at +18 before entering the stadium and getting dusted by a cute woman - after I talked to her on the way out of the stadium after the race. As she passed me, like she was doing the 200, I muttered "showoff"! My line of talking with her (Erin) was to find out if she had her headphones turned up as she blew by me. (I was hoping that she didn't really hear me.)
Time to get a bite to eat, do something here in New Orleans before making the drive towards Jackson, Mississippi this afternoon.
A really good running weekend - better than last weekend!
"Chip" Difference - 21.71
Mile 1 -- 10:16.96
Mile 2 -- 10:13.37 (20:30.33)
Mile 3 -- 10:09.55 (30:39.88)
Mile 4 -- 10:25.95 (41:05.83)
Mile 5 -- 10:25.93 (51:31.76)
Mile 6 -- 10:24.88 (1:01:56.64)
Mile 7 -- 10:22.51 (1:12:19.15)
Mile 8 -- 10:35.06 (1:22:54.21)
Mile 9 -- 10:51.32 (1:33:45.53)
Mile 10 -- 10:37.04 (1:44:22.57)
Mile 11 -- 11:01.82 (1:55:24.39)
Mile 12 -- 11:50.65 (2:07:15.04)
Mile 13 -- 11:03.78 (2:18:18.82)
Last .1 -- 59.81 (2:19:18.63)
You read that right, 2:19:18.63! Third fastest of 9 half marathons this year and I ran this on nothing in my system - well a Mountain Dew and a candy bar at 8 p.m. - since last evening at about 6 p.m. (and dinner). We tried driving around the City Park area and there was nothing open to grab anything. [I'm sure I could have picked up something on Bourbon Street.] I probably could have waited to leave the hotel at 7 a.m., got some food at the continental breakfast here at the Spring Hill Suites but I didn't want to be rushing to get ready.
The temperature was just under 60 degrees at race start. The course in and around City Park (see map here) was pretty flat, and the NOTC does a great job with its races. The only knock was that the mile 5/10 water stop ran out of cups on the return trip. Great finish inside Tad Gormley Stadium on its track.
I ran really relaxed and strong through the first seven miles. Mile 8, which included a turnaround on the out-and-back portion of the course, started to see a little bit of a slide.
I thought I was going to get done in after mile 9, but I bounced back in mile 10 to drop the time.
However, miles 11 through 13 weren't fun as I could feel the fatigue and a little bit of pain in the right hip start to set in.
I tried to a plus/minus system on how many people I passed or got passed by and I think I was at +18 before entering the stadium and getting dusted by a cute woman - after I talked to her on the way out of the stadium after the race. As she passed me, like she was doing the 200, I muttered "showoff"! My line of talking with her (Erin) was to find out if she had her headphones turned up as she blew by me. (I was hoping that she didn't really hear me.)
Time to get a bite to eat, do something here in New Orleans before making the drive towards Jackson, Mississippi this afternoon.
A really good running weekend - better than last weekend!
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