Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
53F / 12C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 25m 50s
Overall Rank = 2007/
Age Group = 43
Age Group Rank = 152/
Run
  • 2h 25m 50s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out too fast. Developed runners trots around mile 7. There were no bathroom (porta-john) facilities on the course except for two locked porta-johns at the 8 mile water stop. Thankfully, a young couple let me use their home bathroom at mile 9. Confirmed my suspicion of a hernia after choking on a cup of water. Had to walk-jog the last 3 miles. Very disappointed with the outcome as I had trained pretty hard for my first mini. I was expecting a 9:40 pace and that was killed by the time in the john. I learned many a valuable lesson today.
What would you do differently?:

Better food management on the day-prior and the day-of.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran to the port-johns!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hernia, diarrhea and pacing.

Event comments:

I can't believe that I was the ONLY runner out of 7500 who needed the use of a bathroom.




Last updated: 2009-11-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:25:50 | 13.1 miles | 11m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 152/
Overall: 2007/
Performance: Bad
Course: Course was flat, residential neighborhoods and urban streets. Did create a wind tunnel (headwind) effect as you approached miles 10-12.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3