PV 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Palos Verdes, California
United States
60F / 16C
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 49s
Overall Rank = 343/1118
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 7/16
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:45am eat a bowl of ceral, got changed and headed out to San Pedro where the start of the race would be.
Event warmup:

Parking was pretty bad so I had to park about a mile away from the start. Got to the start and waited in the 30 minute line for the restroom.
Run
  • 1h 56m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Run felt really good. I had heard from many people that this race was going to be very hilly and tough, but since this is where I live and I run these roads all the time I knew what to expect. At mile 2 you have to head up Western avenue for almost a mile which is totally vertical; definetly the most challenging uphill I have done to date. From there the next 4 miles are all rolling hills until the turn around. At the turn around I was about 59 minutes into it so I picked up the pass and went back. My dad and mom were at the turn-a-round which was fun. Never had to stop once to walk and only really felt tired at mile 11.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around to pick up my finisher shirt and medal. Then had to do the tough mile walk back to my car. My legs are pretty damn sore today at work (2 days after race) even after I swam this morning, but it is a good sore. There are several runners at my office and were all impressed with my PV 1/2 time. I think the 1/2 Vineman run will be very similar in diffculty to this so it was a great test run. I have now offically done all the 1/2 ironman distances. Hopefully now I can do them all at once!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

Great race!




Last updated: 2010-05-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:56:49 | 13.1 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/16
Overall: 343/1118
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly course in Palos Verdes, CA (my hometown). Is a qualifer for the Boston Marathon and this was the 44 running of it!
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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