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Ceasar Rodney Half-Marathon - Run

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Wilmington, DE
United States
Lin-Mark
38F / 3C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 24m 22s
Overall Rank = 51/1029
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 7/54

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 0600 and ate a small bowl of penne and had a glass of water. I arrived at the race site at 0730 and registered. At 0740, I had a coffee and a small bowl of fruit.

Event warmup:

Light stretching.

Run

1h 24m 22s
13.1 miles
06m 26s min/mile

Comments:

I used this race as a training run for Boston and intended to run it in 1:30:00, but the slight downhill start got me out to a quicker than anticipated pace (6:18/mile for the first 5 miles). At mile six, I realized that I needed to back it off some. I had a hammer gel at mile seven and ten, and I came through the ten mile marker at 1:04ish - from there I cruised in to the finish. After the race I felt good.

What would you do differently?:

Maybe stick to the planned time.

Post race

Warm down:

Light stretch, and a walk. About 1.5 hours after the race, I did a 45 minute workout at the gym.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I held back some.

Last updated: 2005-03-13 12:00 AM

Running
01:24:22 \| 13.1 miles \| 06m 26s min/mile
Age Group:	7/54
Overall:	51/1029
Performance:	Good
Course:	Several rolling hills with some flat stretches. Nice route that went through Wilmington and the Brandywine Creek area.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Below average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3