Rock n' Roll Seattle Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Seattle, Washington
United States
Elite Racing
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 58m 46s
Overall Rank = 12349/25000
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 8594/15536
Pre-race routine:

Had to walk almost 2 miles to the start so plenty of warming up. The traffic to the drop off point was just awful! So I walked most of the way.
Event warmup:

See above. When I handed in my gear at the gear check I made my way to my corral. I was passing the start of it when I saw Leslie in Corral #11 so I just joined her.
Run
  • 2h 58m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 13m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

I love crowds and I think this made me run more. As slow as it was I ran and I felt very comfortable with my stride and especially my breathing. I walked a ALL water stations and hills. I tired to do 10:2 but that didn't work so instead I walked .25 mile and ran the rest, except when I came to the stations and hills etc. I also stopped for the loo and for more vaseline at a med station.

I felt fine till around mile 9-10. Then my hips reallllllly started to hurt!!!! @mile 12 my left knee gave way.
What would you do differently?:

Run longer distances, practice hills and YOGA! Lots and lots and lots of yoga and strength training!
Post race
Warm down:

I hot the medic tent as soon as I crossed the finished line as my hands and arms were tingling! They made me lay down, lifted my legs and gave me salt and some ice for my knee. I walked to get the bus then walked around downtown for 20 minutes before heading home. Oh and I grabbed a latte

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Smoking. Not enough training. No yoga, stretching or strength. All of these would make me a better runner!

Event comments:

I know! I know! I have never complained SO much about a race. I know that. I had other stuff going down, I was stressed and took it out on poor rock n roll! I apologize RnR! You really were a fantastic race to run! I have never taken part in such a big event with so many people and a HUGE crowd to boot! I am definitely doing this next year!!!!!!!!




Last updated: 2009-06-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:58:46 | 13.1 miles | 13m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 8594/15536
Overall: 12349/25000
Performance: Good
Course: Tukwila to Seattle. Along Martin Luther King Jr street to Cloverdale, down towards Seward Park and along Lake washington blvd, through the tunnel then down I-90 towards the viaduct and into QWest field.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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] 5