Long Island Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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East Meadow, New York
United States
Long Island Marathon
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 22m 26s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

This was my first ever half marathon. Ate a bowl of oatmeal at 5am. Had a gu 15 minutes before race.
Event warmup:

Just the long walk from the parking lot to the starting line. Did a little light stretching
Run
  • 2h 22m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Being that it was my first half ever, I did not know what to expect from myself. I had set a goal of 2:20 so was a little disappointed to miss that by 2.5 minutes.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing really, just took in water and a roll.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was definitely undertrained due to being sick a couple times over the winter/spring. Lost several weeks due to that. Also have been dealing with bilateral ITB issues for the past month or so...

Event comments:

I will definitely be doing this race again next year. It was well organized




Last updated: 2009-05-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:22:26 | 13.1 miles | 10m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4