Surf City USA Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Huntington Beach, California
United States
Kinane Events
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 19m 22s
Overall Rank = 7134/13256
Age Group = M
Age Group Rank = 3396/4899
Pre-race routine:

Up @ 6. One coffee, one yogurt, and two pieces of toast. Rode the beach cruisers down from Matt and Kristin's place to the beach. Felt really well rested and ready to go.
Event warmup:

Enough time to drop off gear, have some water and a little coffee. Stretched out and felt great- the bike ride down to the beach was a perfect warm-up. It was pretty foggy and chilly on the coast, so warming up was challenging.
Run
  • 2h 19m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Yeah. I don't know. I did not train that hard for this, so I guess it makes sense that I missed by goal by a lot. I felt great the whole race- no issues whatsoever- other than some chafing on my arms and the usual sore feet and ankles.
What would you do differently?:

Train more, but I felt like this was the easiest 13.1 I've done yet. I am glad it's done, but I'm looking forward to doing more.
Post race
Warm down:

Met Matt and Kate @ the finish (Kate did 1:55, Matt did 1:47)!!! Went to Longboards Bar for brunch and Bloody Mary's!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training hard enough, other than that I think I executed perfectly. I also need to drop 15 lbs. I feel fat, and look it too.

Event comments:

Loved this race- I want to do it again! The course was amazing and the whole weekend was unforgettable. It was awesome to hang with Kate and her brother and sister-in-law all weekend.




Last updated: 2010-10-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:19:22 | 13.1 miles | 10m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 538/4899
Overall: 7134/13256
Performance: Average
Course: Up PCH to the north end of Huntington Beach. 3 miles of the course were through a residential neighborhood, uphill a bit from the coast.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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