Corporate Cup - RunHalf Marathon


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Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Childress Klein YMCA
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 05m 41s
Overall Rank = 483/756
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 35/79
Pre-race routine:

Bagel and cream cheese, regular coffee
Powerade about 40mins prior, then no more drinking until right before race
Just right on the drinking and BR timing
Event warmup:

5 mins jogging, a few strides
Chocolate Gu and a little water just before the start
Run
  • 2h 05m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Drank water or gatorade at most of the water stations (every 2 miles). Took 1 Gu at around 50 mins into run. Started cramping in calves and hands just at mile 13, had to slow down a little to work those out.
Ran 7mins: walk 1 min, stayed pretty close to that ratio, sometimes extended the run on a downhill.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe take the Gu a little later to prevent the cramping, or drink more gatorade through the course.
Post race
Warm down:

Slow jog/run for about 5 mins, ate 2 bananas and a half bagel and some powerade

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just the cramping at the end

Event comments:

Really great volunteers, very well organized, cheering section at the end was a little sparse, but it is a smaller race than Thunder Road. Very enjoyable race. Nice to have access to the YMCA afterward to use the showers.




Last updated: 2010-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:05:41 | 13.1 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/79
Overall: 483/756
Performance: Good
1st 4 miles: 37:26, mile 5 9:22, mile 6 10:06, mile 7 9:12, mile 8 9:12, mile 9 9:50, mile 10 9:32, mile 11 10:20, mile 12-13.1 20:45
Course: Uptown and south Charlotte, course similar to Thunder road, rolling hills; last 2.5 miles were mostly uphill
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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