Carlsbad Half Marathon - Run


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Carlsbad, California
United States
City of Carlsbad
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 07m 29s
Overall Rank = 2161/4275
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 216/300
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 5am had 2 bananas and peanut butter, drank some Amino-Vital
Loaded up the car with all my stuff in the car got my son ready and off we went.....
Event warmup:

Did some stretching and went for a short easy jog around 7 mins.... Then went to the starting line to hook up with a couple of buddies....
Run
  • 2h 07m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was awesome the only problem was I forgot to charge my IPOD and at about mile 2 it was done..... Never ran without music before ( didn't really like it either ) to much time to think....
What would you do differently?:

Charge the IPOD.....
Post race
Warm down:

Did some stretching walked around for about 15 mins then headed home to get me a Guinness.....

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sore knee.... No IPOD???????? Maybe....

Event comments:

Had a great time and will be back for 2007




Last updated: 2006-01-11 12:00 AM
Running
02:07:29 | 13.1 miles | 09m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 216/300
Overall: 2161/4275
Performance: Good
I went out very strong and steady mile 1 9:04 mile 3 I was at 27:11 great pace for me I was hoping to reach my target of 2:04:00 and at this point of the race I was on target.... Mile 5 more of the same I was at 46:07 by mile 9 I was ahead of pace and started thinking about 2:00:00 mile 10 1:29:17 still doing good then it hit me my right knee started to hurt so I decided to back of my pace since this was not my race ( IMAZ IS THE ONE THAT COUNTS ) I had a great time out there and the crowd support was wonderful...... Thanx to all that volunteered out there... You make a difference...
Course: The course was awesome a beutiful run down coast highway 101... What else needs to be said....
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4