P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon - Run


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Elite Racing
58F / 14C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 21s
Overall Rank = 3772/18536
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 346/949
Pre-race routine:

soft crap in Port a John, followed by light jog to start.
pre race food - two pieces of ciabatta toast, bannana, and red blue.
Event warmup:

as above.
Run
  • 1h 59m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Fast flat course. Had to pee the first mile, despite having just gone to the bathroom right before the start. The race was staggered start, which was awesome and I would highly recommend all large races start this way.

My heart rate was high from the start (170s) and I felt short of breath. Ovarall I think I went out a little too fast. By mile 8 I had to back it off a little because I was feeling my left hamstring on the verge of cramping up. Luckloy able to push through it and pick up the pace for the last two miles.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

my hamstring, somehwat

Event comments:

Excellent well organized race with over 21K. participants. Wave start really spaced out the race well. Would highly recommend this race to anyone. and will do it again next, unless I do the marathon.




Last updated: 2006-01-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:21 | 13.1 miles | 09m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 346/949
Overall: 3772/18536
Performance: Average
Mile splits 9:17,8:43,8:46,9:08,8:54,9:07,9:17,9:21,9:25,9:26,9:40,8:49,8:37,0:46 Avg HR 170 Max 185
Course: Flat, very FLAT. through the streets of downtown Phoenix
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5