Tuesday, February 11, 2014

USA Half Marathon Championships review


With more than 2 weeks after the race, I have finally got some time to write a little bit about my 1:05:38 performance.  I guess I don't have a whole lot to say about this, as I didn't achieve my goal of a sub 1:05:00. The coincidence of this race, was that I ran the same exact time I did back at this championship in 2009.  Looking at that, it's kind of nice to know I can still fade to the same result.  Ideally, I would like to be faster and stronger, so perhaps I am stronger as most of my training has been geared towards the marathon.

Here's a few quick thoughts of my race; I went out a little more conservative than in 2009, meaning I was on pace for the majority of the race.  When I got caught by a group of guys running the pace (4:57/mile), I decided to stick with them and run in the back of the pack, as opposed to race the leader of the group.  This seemed to help me, and I stuck to the pace better than I have in the past.  When I finally faded off pace, I just kept hammering away and trying to stay focus - not that I didn't do this in the past.  At this race, there was always someone around in front of me, so that I could gauge where I should be.  In the past, most races I've run don't have that motivation, which can be hard.

So, all and all, it was a good effort and a pretty good indicator as to where I am at for Boston.  Running a 65 min half with about 10 weeks before a marathon is a good sign.  I'll be ready to roll in Beantown.  And compared to 2009, where I was 24th place; I was way down the list at 39th place.  American distance running is truly improving.

Finishing hard.
photo by Stephanie Ward



Half Marathon Results:

PlaceAthlete Name5k10k15k20kFinish
1Meb Keflezighi
San Diego, CA
14:3929:1043:3458:121:01:23
2Aaron Braun
Englewood, CO
14:3829:1043:3858:251:01:38
3Josphat Boit
Mammoth Lakes, CA
14:3929:1043:3758:251:01:41
4Tyler Pennel
Blowing Rock, NC
14:3929:1043:3758:311:01:44
5Matthew Llano
Flagstaff, AZ
14:4029:1143:4058:331:01:47
6Luke Puskedra
Beaverton, OR
14:3929:1143:3958:331:01:48
7Shadrack Biwott
Folsom, CA
14:3929:1043:3858:361:01:56
8Fernando Cabada
Boulder, CO
14:3929:1043:3858:461:02:00
9Tim Ritchie
Brighton, MA
14:3829:1043:4158:461:02:00
10Gabriel Proctor
Mammoth Lakes, CA
14:4029:1143:4359:041:02:22
11Sean Quigley
Lafayette, CO
14:3929:1344:1859:351:02:46
12Jonathan Grey
Minneapolis, MN
14:3929:1144:0359:291:02:51
13Ben Bruce
Flagstaff, AZ
14:4329:3744:3359:441:02:53
14Scott Macpherson
Columbia, MO
14:4729:3744:2959:391:02:56
15Ahmed Osman
Flagstaff, AZ
14:4029:1044:0759:401:03:02
16Elliot Krause
Madison, WI
15:0030:0545:041:00:061:03:15
17Tyler Mccandless
Boulder, CO
14:4729:5545:041:00:101:03:25
18Craig Curley
Tucson, AZ
14:4129:4945:041:00:151:03:27
19Joe Moore
Manhattan, KS
15:0030:0545:041:00:151:03:33
20Joseph Gray
Colorado Springs, CO
15:0130:0745:041:00:231:03:42
21Jeremy Freed
Longmont, CO
15:0030:0645:041:00:301:03:51
22Enoch Nadler
Richardson, TX
15:0130:0645:041:00:311:03:55
23Sergio Reyes
Palmdale, CA
14:5630:0645:041:00:401:04:06
24Brandon Birdsong
Manitou Springs, CO
15:0030:0545:041:00:581:04:21
25Dan Kremske
Woodstock, IL
15:0430:1845:321:01:061:04:27
26Daniel Tapia
Castroville, CA
15:0030:0645:321:01:161:04:32
27Craig Leon
Eugene, OR
15:0030:0645:251:01:111:04:34
28Anthony Solis
Sacramento, CA
15:0030:0645:301:01:181:04:35
29Cole Atkins
Blowing Rock, NC
15:1430:1645:311:01:111:04:37
30Thomas Dialynas
Denver, CO
15:2130:4746:091:01:341:04:49
31Benjamin Sathre
Chaska, MN
15:0030:1846:021:01:341:04:51
32Michael Reneau
Minneapolis, MN
15:0930:4246:091:01:421:04:59
33Eric Ashe
Boston, MA
15:2130:4746:091:01:441:05:01
34Gregory Leak
Steilacoom, WA
15:2730:4946:091:01:431:05:02
35Ryan Kienzle
Canton, OH
15:2730:5046:091:01:431:05:02
36Matthew Williams
San Antonio, TX
15:2130:4746:091:01:471:05:06
37Sean Brown
Aurora, CO
15:2730:5046:221:02:001:05:22
38Connor Kamm
Nashville, TN
15:2730:4946:091:01:461:05:29
39Jesse Armijo
Albuquerque, NM
15:0930:4446:151:02:181:05:38
40Josh Whitehead
Madison, AL
15:1730:4746:221:02:141:05:42
41Jonathan Mott
Babson Park, FL
15:3731:1546:481:02:251:05:47
42Jeremy Criscione
Gainesville, FL
15:0230:3846:211:02:271:05:49
43Kieran O'Connor
Arlington, VA
15:2731:0046:391:02:361:05:59
44Dan Greeno
Minneapolis, MN
15:2731:0046:521:03:021:06:26
45Rory Tunningley
Austin, TX
15:2130:4846:451:03:061:06:29
46David Fuentes
Austin, TX
15:2731:0046:521:03:211:06:50
47John Dewitt
Oshkosh, WI
15:2931:2447:201:03:301:06:54
48Jason Holt
Kaysville, UT
15:3031:2147:211:03:361:07:01
49Jared Carson
Austin, TX
15:4031:3547:231:03:361:07:07
50Brandon Dworak
Memphis, TN
15:4831:4547:431:03:521:07:15
51Daniel Kerr
Winston-Salem, NC
15:4031:3547:281:03:531:07:21
52Logan Sherman
Plano, TX
15:4831:4447:431:03:571:07:24
53Rio Reina
Austin, TX
15:3831:1947:291:03:561:07:25
54Jake Marotz
Saint Paul, MN
15:4831:4447:441:03:591:07:25
55Jake Krong
Salt Lake City, UT
16:0131:5647:541:04:021:07:26
56Christopher Sloane
Gaithersburg, MD
15:4831:4447:431:04:011:07:29
57Matt Barrett
Madison, WI
15:3531:4447:451:04:031:07:30
58Luka Thor
Gretna, NE
15:2931:2947:291:04:081:07:42
59Tibor Vegh
Raleigh, NC
15:2831:1947:201:04:161:07:58
60Jose Munoz
San Antonio, TX
15:2831:2547:221:04:291:08:04
61Riley Cook
South Weber, UT
15:2931:3848:111:05:091:08:42
62Chass Armstrong
Greenville, SC
15:3831:5248:241:05:161:08:45
63Ryan Cosens
Costa Mesa, CA
15:3132:1548:361:05:161:08:50
64Aaron Davidson
Lenexa, KS
15:5032:1948:531:05:351:09:08
65Brian Finnel
Madison, WI
16:0632:2748:531:05:371:09:13
66Matthew Grey
Minneapolis, MN
16:0132:2449:011:05:591:09:35
67Brent Martin
Gambier, OH
15:4332:0749:281:06:261:10:02
68John Coyle
Logan, UT
16:0132:2850:021:06:551:10:30
69Tim Jeffreys
Brooklyn, NY
16:1232:5149:561:07:071:10:44
70Daniel Kahn
Houston, TX
16:4134:1151:541:10:141:14:09
  

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