Long Beach Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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long beach, California
United States
62F / 17C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 06m 7s
Overall Rank = 2507/9704
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 175/975
Pre-race routine:

Bagel with a little peanut butter and a banana then nursed a sports drink on our way to the race.
Event warmup:

Little jogging to get the HR up but then stood around waiting for the start. Not sure if the warm up realy was worth it.
Run
  • 2h 06m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Planned to start in wave three but couldn't get up to the right wave so I hung back. I spent the first 3 miles passing people and trying not to get stuck behind packs. Settled into a pretty steady pace at mile three and hit pretty even splits for each mile thereafter. Took in two gels during the race and water at the aid stations.
What would you do differently?:

More run training to go sub 2 hours. This race was a PR and I was pleased with the results.
Post race
Warm down:

I grabbed some water and a space blanket and roamed over to the course and watched for friends and cheered. Hung out for almost and hour then went back to the meeting place before we headed to the hotel to shower and go home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training ... needed more running.

Event comments:

This race could stand to have more defined corrals or waves. You signed up for waves at registration but I still found myself passing lots of people and being passed by faster people for the first 5 miles.






Last updated: 2010-08-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:06:07 | 13.1 miles | 09m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 175/975
Overall: 2507/9704
Performance: Good
Course: One 13.1 mile loop.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4