Long Beach Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Long Beach, California
United States
RUN Racing
69F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 54s
Overall Rank = 1247/10773
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 128/520
Pre-race routine:

Did the usual...arrived a day early, checked into our hotel, went to the expo to get our bibs and goodies. For dinner we walked about 7 blocks and found a cool Japanese/sushi restraunt. Didn't over stuff ourselves...didn't want any GI probs :).
Event warmup:

Warmed up with a nice 1/2 mile walk from our hotel to the start.
Run
  • 1h 51m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Love the course: nice and flat, scenic,perfect weather, good support along the course. Quads started tightening up at mile 9. Pushed through the increasing pain...my fault from not training enough.
What would you do differently?:

Uh, probably a good idea to train a little better.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around the post race festivities. The weather was sunny and warm, felt real good. Needed to walkout the tightness in the quads. Enjoyed the walk back to the hotel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Tightness in the quads.

Event comments:

Will do this race again...love the scenery. Nice little weekend get away from home.


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Last updated: 2011-04-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:51:54 | 13.1 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 128/520
Overall: 1247/10773
Performance: Below average
Course: Nice and flat, with a slight incline at the last 100 yards for a fast finish.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4