Vancouver Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver International Marathon Society
11C / 52F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 11m
Overall Rank = 3270/
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 202/
Run
  • 2h 11m 6s
  • 21.08 kms
  • 06m 13s  min/km
Comments:

A really great race, lot's of water/nutrition stations, really don't need to carry water. I was doing great until my calf seized around the 15km marker, followed by some GI issues.
What would you do differently?:

Stop to take care of the GI issues as soon as possible after they present themselves
Post race
Warm down:

lot's of calf stretching, to relieve the muscle in my right leg, tried to get out of the rain asap, the line-up for food/hydration was stupid long, so foraged for food elsewhere.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

calf seizure and GI issues

Event comments:

My one complaint was the food spread, when I finally got into the food tent (went after hubby came in from marathon) they had a very limited spread compared to the previous marathon my husband ran, but they did a great job on hydration/food on the course, and lot's of photographers along the route as well, which his previous race didn't have, so I suppose it all evens out in the end.




Last updated: 2010-03-15 12:00 AM
Running
02:11:06 | 21.08 kms | 06m 13s  min/km
Age Group: 202/
Overall: 3270/
Performance: Good
Course: A nice course, a bit of a rolling course, except for Prospect Point hill which is a 1km winding grind uphill, followed by a nice downhill grade afterwards. Very scenic route.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4