Cloud Snapple Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Carderock, Maryland
United States
20F / -7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 52m 30s
Overall Rank = 123/332
Age Group = M 20-29
Age Group Rank = 19/31
Event warmup:

I wasn't planning on warming up, but I left my Gu in the car and remembered it about 5 minutes before the race. So I ran back, grabbed it (made a quick phone call) and ran to the start line. Just in time too.
Run
  • 1h 52m 31s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

The run out felt pretty good. I knew I'd have to pick up my HR just to deal with the uphill/tiredness/snow accumulating on the way back and still run an even split. I'm glad I was able to squeak out a negative one.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked straight to my car, put dry clothes on and headed home! Now I'm eating pizza :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Still in the building phase. Come april/may I will hopefully be 10-15 minutes faster.

Event comments:

At the start there were about 300 runners trying to run through a 5 foot wide path...maybe not the best place to start a large race. Other than that, beautiful, flat course, and it snowed! I feel like I still may have enough lef to go for a swim later...we'll see.




Last updated: 2010-01-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:52:31 | 13.1 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/31
Overall: 123/332
Performance: Good
Out: 56:28, AvgHR = 156 Back: 56:02, AvgHR = 166 Total AvgHR = 161
Course: Out and back along the C&0 canal towpath. Very flat overall, but it was just slightly downhill at some points on the out portion (and uphill on the back portion). Throw in a few short hills at each lock.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4