City of Oaks Marathon and Rex Healthcare Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
Raleigh Running Outfitters
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 06m 45s
Overall Rank = 907/2072
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 56/180
Pre-race routine:

Silly me. Despite many reminders forgot to set my clock back 1 hr. Up very early. Bonus was good breakfast-oatmeal and 16oz of Cytomax abt 1.5hrs pre-race. Plenty of time to stretch.
Event warmup:

Plenty of stretching
Run
  • 2h 06m 47s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Was playing it by ear because My knee had been troubling me for abt 3 weeks and wasn't sure I'd finish. Committed to not injurying myself or sacrificing my marathon, so at front agreed I would stop if pain.
What would you do differently?:

might run with a little mroe rain gear--didn't and was cold, wet, and miserable--but didn't want to be too warm.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

IT band injury/knee pain

Event comments:

Very happy, achieved a significantly faster time despite injury. No aggravation to my knee. Want to get below 2hrs, and felt I could have done it but was holding back. Oh- well something to shoot for next time.




Last updated: 2009-08-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:06:47 | 13.1 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 56/180
Overall: 907/2072
Performance: Good
GPS time was 2:05:23.
Course: Hilly, rained the whole time. Temp dropped during race.
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4