Vancouver Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver International Marathon Society
8C / 46F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 4288/6600
Age Group = F4549
Age Group Rank = 210/441
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, and headed downtown on the Canada Line. Ate part of a Cliff Bar on the way but really couldn't take much. Drank some water, took my salt pill 30 minutes before the start gun.
Event warmup:

Light jog to Canada Line (1 km), light jog/fast walk to start line (another km). Some stretching. Ate some GuChomps 10 minutes before start gun.
Run
  • 2h 19m 17s
  • 21.08 kms
  • 06m 37s  min/km
Comments:

Had a fabulous run up until the 15th km. Was under an hour at the half-way mark. Ran up that hill, and then ran a km of the downhill ... and my knee gave out on me. It was not really a surprise; I haven't really gotten more than 15 or 16 km out of it in training. Breathing was awesome, legs were strong, but the knee wasn't willing to go down hills. I had to walk the last 6 km.
What would you do differently?:

I'm not sure. I'm having trouble finding a good shoe since Adidas changed the Adistar Ride ...
Post race
Warm down:

Hobbled from the finish line to the Canada Line (1.5 km) and headed back to my friend's apartment for the best-ever shower (another km from Canada Line to his place). Let me just say this: downtown no one thought I was odd walking around in a blue plastic cape. Different story when I got off the train all by myself in Richmond.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My knee. Dang.

Event comments:

Really like this race. Once you've conquered the one and only huge hill, it's downhill all the way to the finish line. I'm only sorry I couldn't take advantage of it ... knees don't like downhills ...




Last updated: 2010-02-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:17 | 21.08 kms | 06m 37s  min/km
Age Group: 210/441
Overall: 4288/6600
Performance:
Course: Beautiful course through downtown Vancouver and around Stanley Park. One Mama of a hill at Prospect Point.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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