Southern California Half Marathon and 5K - Run


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Irvine, California
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 18s
Overall Rank = 465/2962
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 45/128
Pre-race routine:

Light nutrition 1.5 hrs before. Preparation of endurance fuel, tunes, etc. Talk to people and relax
Event warmup:

Walk a mile and slow jog .5 mile. Light stretching.
Run
  • 1h 51m 18s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Right hip pain started around mile 9-10. Still haven't figured it out. May be where ITB connects. Stopped for a minute in mile 11 to stretch it and hydrate for the last time.
What would you do differently?:

Do more specific stretching for hip beforehand. Focus more on race components, in this case 4 5Ks with emphasis on negative splits.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hip pain. Started pretty conservatively. Probably could have broken 1:50 which would have been awesome for me at this juncture in my training.

Event comments:

A lot of support from local youth running groups and university teams made for an interesting mix. Nice day, good race and good result.




Last updated: 2005-12-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:51:18 | 13.1 miles | 08m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/128
Overall: 0/2962
Performance: Good
Mile splits between 8:15 and 8:45 with overall average of 8:30 Avg HR 161 with first 9 miles consistently in the 150s
Course: Fairly flat on streets and various sections of the Santa Ana river trail in Irvine
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4