Philadelphia 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Marathon
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 27m 46s
Overall Rank = 6430/8404
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 671/915
Pre-race routine:

Ate some oatmeal and stretched before calling a cab.
Event warmup:

My cab never showed up and thankfully, at 7 (start time for the race) another cab stopped to pick me up. We dropped off his original passenger and then he got me as close to the start as he could. I ran from the cab to the starting line and got there as the wave in front of mine was starting.
Run
  • 2h 27m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

I was worried about running initially because my knee was bothering me. It felt fine once I got going. My plan was to maintain an 11 minute mile pace. I was slightly ahead of that for the first 10 miles of the race. I hit the wall around mile 11 and the last two miles were tough. I pushed through with a run/walk combination, walking more than I would have liked.
What would you do differently?:

Train more consistently. I had a hard time making time to run during the week so I was only doing my long runs on the weekend and missed a few weeks. My knee started bothering me two weeks ago, so I took some time off until the race. My longest training run was 8 miles and I think that if I had done my 9 and 10 mile runs, I would have been able to push through the last two miles better.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and then found a cab to head home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training.

Event comments:

Great race, one of the better ones that I've done in Philly.




Last updated: 2010-10-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:27:46 | 13.1 miles | 11m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 671/915
Overall: 6430/8404
Performance: Average
Course: Through the city and Fairmont Park.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5