Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
7C / 45F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 47s
Overall Rank = 8710/19193
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 938/2313
Pre-race routine:

Tried to eat my oatmeal, some fruit and some yogurt but I was too nervous. I managed a few bites of each and 1/2 a cup of coffee. Had some water too! Thank goodness for gels!!
Event warmup:

Did a little bit a stretching in my hotel room and walked to the start line to loosen up. Stretched a little more once I was in my corral.
Run
  • 2h 19m 47s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I would train better. Life got in the way and the training slowed right down. Didn't do enough long runs.....
What would you do differently?:

I would train better and not go out till 5:42 am Saturday morning!
Post race
Warm down:

I walked around for awhile, got my free beer and stretched. I headed back to the hotel to stretch some more and take a bath...... in my jetted tub!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training. The longest run I did was 10 miles 2 weeks before the race other then that my average runs were 8 miles.

Event comments:

There were not nearly enough 'food' aid stations. There was only 1 gel station and that was at the mile 7 mark. That sucked if you weren't prepared!




Last updated: 2010-02-21 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:47 | 13.1 miles | 10m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 938/2313
Overall: 8710/19193
Performance: Below average
I forgot to lap on the return but I was no way a negative split! Garmin said we actually ran 13.21 miles but who's counting!!!
Course: We started at Mandalay Bay, ran down the strip to the North end and then round and about. It was kinda all over the place and it made it difficult to know where you where but then you pop'd back out onto the strip and started to pass the other runners as you headed back to Mandalay Bay.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4