Mercer Island Rotary Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Mercer Island , Washington
United States
53F / 12C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 39m
Overall Rank = 251/2137
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 13/47
Pre-race routine:

Finished breakfast about 1.5 hours before the race. Breakfast was more or less the same as the marathon:

3 egg whites, 1 yolk
banana
2 pieces of whole wheat toast + jam + butter
coffee
Event warmup:

No warmup, just sort of walked around and made sure my legs felt loose.
Run
  • 1h 39m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out the gate very easy, going into the race hoping for a negative split in the last half. I picked up the pace at mile 7. At mile 8 after running a 7:10 split I became severely nauseated and almost lost my breakfast entirely. I significantly dropped my pace and then gradually brought it back up to 7:30 over the next couple miles. I spent the whole last half of the run fighting against my stomach. At the last steep incline right at the end I knew I could beat the girl in front of me so I let it fly, causing me to vomit 20 feet from the finish line, and a couple more times after I got over the mats. I think I beat her, though. :)
What would you do differently?:

Not start re-habbing the hurt knee 3 weeks before the race. I had a significant deferment from the training program due to bad MCL pain. The pain is gone now, but I wasn't running and still eating tons of calories.

The diet was very bad the last couple of days since I just spit-roast a pig 2 days prior and have been eating leftovers since. This race was a definite failure on the diet and rehab fronts, NOT on building the physical strength front.
Post race
Warm down:

tried to clean myself off. Walked around a little bit but didn't really need to do anything special.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Eating smarter and avoiding injuries.

Event comments:

Just wish I had planned life a little better in the month coming up to the race.




Last updated: 2010-03-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:39:00 | 13.1 miles | 07m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/47
Overall: 251/2137
Performance: Below average
Course: Lots of rollers, then a fairly large hill after mile 11. Ended with a short steep uphill climb to the finish line.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3