OC Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Newport Beach, California
United States
OC Marathon
65?F / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 12s
Overall Rank = 242/4571
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 36/315
Pre-race routine:

-Wake Up
-Made a smoothie (spinach,oj,frozen berry mix, frozen mangos)
-Drank half a lo-carb monster
-Left for starting point
Event warmup:

-Stretched
-Jogged to starting point
-Stretched
Run
  • 1h 41m 12s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Had energy left in the tank at the end. Pick up the pace earlier.
What would you do differently?:

Go out slightly faster.
Post race
Warm down:

-Walked around booth area
-Stretched

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Tenderness in left knee from mile 6-7. Cold Legs for first 3 miles.

Event comments:

Didn't like the locations and size of water/powerade locations. There was no GU available anywhere.




Last updated: 2009-05-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:12 | 13.1 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/315
Overall: 0/4571
Performance: Good
Ave HR: 174 Max HR: 195 (hill at about 9 miles) Maintained about 170 hr for first 9 miles, picked up pace then finished holding around 185.
Course: Scenic
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3