Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
36F / 2C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 45m 23s
Overall Rank = 12345/17827
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1424/2036
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, had a Special K bar that I got at the expo the day before. Went downstairs and followed the masses to the corrals.
Event warmup:

None, by the time I got to my corral, the race was starting.
Run
  • 2h 30m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

This is the first half marathon that I ran the entire race. When I hit the start line, I had to use the bathroom, so at mile 1 I found a port-a-potty. I had thought I would start walking at about mile 6, but I was feeling good so I kept running. At mile 6, my stomach started bothering me, so I stopped at the bathroom again at mile 7. After that break, I wanted to make up some time I had lost, so I kept running. By mile 8 I figured I'd run that far, I might as well go to 10. By mile 10 I figured I should just run the whole thing. Mile 11-12 were the hardest for me mentally, but the finish line was in sight. It helped to have Mandalay Bay in sight for the last three miles to know where the end was.
Post race
Warm down:

I walked around looking for my friend, but couldn't find her. Fortunately the hotel let me get a room key and I headed upstairs to warm up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Since the Nike Women's Half, I hadn't run more than three miles. If I had continued to train, I think I could have been a bit faster.

Event comments:

This was a well organized race, however you can tell they haven't run this event for years. I hope next year they include a map of the start/finish area. Also, the bathrooms at the start/finish were great, however at the middle of the course, there were 1-2 port-a-potties spaced between miles which was definitely not sufficient.




Last updated: 2009-10-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:30:37 | 13.1 miles | 11m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 1424/2036
Overall: 12345/17827
Performance: Good
Course: The course was extremely flat, which is much better than the hills I'm used to running on.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5