P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Elite Racing Inc.
55F / 13C
Total Time = 8h 30m
Overall Rank = 4464/21460
Age Group = 10-44
Age Group Rank = 394/1081
Pre-race routine:

Alarm set for 4:30 am. Woke up at 2:30 am. Bowl of oatmeal. Felt good prior to race. About 5 hours sleep. Could of used that other 2 hours of sleep.
Event warmup:

Few stretches, bathroom break. Normal pre-run routine.
Run
  • 1h 58m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good through mile 8. Right knee started to hurt and I had to start to walk every mile for about 1-2 minutes each mile. This was disappointing as the weeks prior to the race, I had run 13 mile 3 times with no knee issues at all! Right hamstring hurt also. Leading up to the race I had been working with weights and stretching the IT band, which I thought took care of my knee issue.

Week prior to the race I got a head cold which I think lead into the knee issue as I did not get one last long run in the week before and not much exercise at all the week of.

Overall, I felt very strong through mile 8 and was on par for a PR. Oh well!! Still had a lot of fun.
What would you do differently?:

Try not to get sick.. Wife gave me the cold, which she had 21 weeks prior to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Felt good after the race. No knee pain at all while walking. Had a banana and a energy bar at the finish line which gave me some serious stomach issues for the next 8 hours.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Knee issues. IT band.

Event comments:

Good race. Third year running.




Last updated: 2009-08-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:58:56 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 394/1081
Overall: 4464/21460
Performance: Good
164 avg HR. No HR issues at all, except for the HR monitor for the first 3 miles. Just would not stay in place.
Course: Phoenix to Tempe, on the streets.
Keeping cool Good 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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4