Run Melbourne - RunHalf Marathon


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Melbourne, Victoria
Australia
9C / 48F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 27s
Overall Rank = 2662/3673
Age Group = 40 -49
Age Group Rank = 160/285
Pre-race routine:

not prepared, drank to close to event and had to go to loo at the 11k mark
Event warmup:

10 min light jog
Run
  • 2h 02m 27s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 05m 48s  min/km
Comments:

i felt amazingly great considering i had the flu 6 days before, my hips started to seize at 17kms so my last 4 km was very hard and slow
What would you do differently?:

drink 2 hours before to give enough time to get rid of excess
Post race
Warm down:

stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

sick 1 week prior so took it easy

Event comments:

not sure of my time because i forgot my watch, i think around the 2 hour mark,
i was on track about 1 month ago to run 1.55 but i got the flu last week so took it very easy plus i had a loo stop and had to wait in line!!!! agggghh!!!




Last updated: 2010-07-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:02:27 | 21.1 kms | 05m 48s  min/km
Age Group: 0/285
Overall: 0/3673
Performance: Good
Course: good,
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?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4