Nike Women's San Francisco - RunMarathon


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San Francisco, California
United States
Nike
62F / 17C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 21m 24s
Overall Rank = 1377/4788
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 210/957
Pre-race routine:

Got up a 3am - had waffles sandwich, coffee, gatorade.
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 4h 21m 24s
  • 26.2 miles
  • 09m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Every split was faster.

What would you do differently?:

Seed myself in the next pace group up.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around as well as I could for about a mile. Ice bath when I came home & hot shower. Some stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I need to build up my speed more. Also not knowing if I would break down in that last 10k, I was afraid to push very much in the first half.

Event comments:

The website is uninformative. I could not find out what they were serving at the aid stations until 4 days before the event. During the race it is hard to see an aid station until you are on it - so I couldn't get my GU down first (Next time I would memorize at what miles they were). It is very crowded and LOTS of people walk every hill.

A good event, especially for a first - but not one to go for a personal best on.




Last updated: 2010-06-24 12:00 AM
Running
04:21:24 | 26.2 miles | 09m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 210/957
Overall: 1847/4788
Performance: Good
Course: had a GU before starting, & one every time I got a little hungry: 4 on the course, some gatorade, mostly water.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3