tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582324006220520894.post8195704089003133399..comments2023-10-20T03:03:23.267-07:00Comments on Diary of an Average Runner: Get In Gear Half Marathon (aka "The Race That Started It All")Alyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01160111808957762314noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582324006220520894.post-77120335075160045642010-04-25T07:30:57.153-07:002010-04-25T07:30:57.153-07:00Nice job on your half marathon! I ran the 10k and...Nice job on your half marathon! I ran the 10k and was ready to be done after 6 miles, way to stick it out for 13!! You had a nice time:) Congrats to you!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01016242849142019105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582324006220520894.post-26896208035375742062010-04-24T18:41:34.540-07:002010-04-24T18:41:34.540-07:00Hi Average,
I MEASURED THAT RACE! And like all U...Hi Average,<br /><br />I MEASURED THAT RACE! And like all USATF measurers I used the calibrated bike method, which is accurate to one tenth of one percent, or about 35 feet for a half marathon. I personally guarantee it.<br /><br />And Rocco is absolutely right - we do measure the shortest course that a runner could possibly run, which the leaders of the race probably DO run. That may account for some of the 0.2 difference.<br /><br />I imagine that you are using a Garmin to determine the distance you ran. Unfortunately, the Garmin usually reads a course a little bit long, because it accumulates distance as you go along, no matter the direction. Since the Garmin is attached to the body, and the body wobbles a little, that adds a little distance, especially if it's attached to the upper body.<br /><br />You have very nice, even splits. I wish I could do that. More power to you!<br /><br />DonDonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923592545983795350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582324006220520894.post-9687900644503428912010-04-24T15:55:20.523-07:002010-04-24T15:55:20.523-07:00Hi Average A,
Nice job out there and good race re...Hi Average A,<br /><br />Nice job out there and good race report. Sounds like you've made some huge jumps as a distance runner over the past year. It is cool to read that.<br /><br />A quick comment about why the course seemed long. It actually wasn't. When a course is measured and certified by USATF, it is measured along the tangents, the shortest possible distance you can run the course. Between the twists and turns on River Road and the sea of humanity, it is absolutely impossible to run the tangents. Even if you were running by yourself it is hard to concentrate the whole time to run the tangents perfectly.<br /><br />So that is how you ended up running 13.3 miles. The course is legit and 99% of the people running probably ran about the same distance you did.<br /><br />Anyway, I write a weekly round-up of race results and reports for the MDRA blog, http://runminnesota.blogspot.com. I took the liberty of adding your race report to the collection. You can see your report there as well as catch up on other runners' reports.Roccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04617529633428337452noreply@blogger.com