Mad City Marathon - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Madison Festivals, Inc.
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 30m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Had a pre-race meal of healthy fruits/veggies day prior- helped with nerves! Day of- bowl of cereal with rice milk, and some grapes 1 1/2 hours prior, banana 30 minutes prior
Event warmup:

biked to race, walked to start, waited in line for potty
Run
  • 2h 21m 2s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Drank 1/2 cup of water at most of the earlier water stops, and dumped some on my head. The last few I started drinking more. Took vanilla Hammergel at mile 11. I felt as though I could have ran faster the first 10 miles, but I stuck with Jamie until then. I was feeling really really good, until I went faster the last 3 miles- slightly nauseated at the end. It was sooo sunny and hot that last 3 miles was rough
What would you do differently?:

drink more water earlier- more thorough sunscreen application
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

heat, stayed slow to run with Jamie

Event comments:

get there a little earlier next time to make sure get to use the bathroom not only seconds before!




Last updated: 2010-04-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:21:02 | 13.1 miles | 10m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: mostly shaded until last 4 miles
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]