EWEB Half-Marathon Preview

Run to Stay Warm might better be called "Run to Stay WET" this year. Sub-freezing temperatures will be long gone by Sunday, replaced by mid-40s during the race -- with rain likely. 

You can pick up your race packet at EWEB's North Building on Saturday, 7:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., or on Sunday morning between 7:00 and 8:30. Your race starts at 9:00.

I will be at the EWEB Plaza by about 8:00, and back there later to welcome you at the finish. We will not provide drink service (the race does that), but will have a cheering station or two along the way. 

A course map comes to you by email. You basically run two loops: to I-5 first, then to Owosso on the north side of the river and back on the south side.

WEEK 9 LESSON: YOUR STRATEGY

Question: What is the best way to pace myself during the half-marathon?

Answer: Even if you’ve done everything right in training, you can cancel all that good with as little as one wrong move on race day. The first and worst bad move is to bolt from the starting line far faster than your training pace. Crowd hysteria and your own raging nervous system conspire to send you into the race as if fired from a cannon. Try to work against the forces of the crowd and your natural desires. Pull back the mental reins at a time when the voices inside are shouting, “Faster!” Be cautious in your early pacing, erring on the side of too-slow rather than too-fast. Hold something in reserve for the late miles. This is where you reward yourself for your early caution, by passing instead of being passed. Being the passer rather than the passee is a lot more fun.