La Jolla Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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La Jolla, California
United States
68F / 20C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 13s
Overall Rank = 653/6064
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 112/514
Pre-race routine:

Up early, breakfast and out the door to ride the shuttle to the starting line.
Event warmup:

Lots of streching, light jog, more streching, another light jog.
Run
  • 1h 47m 13s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall a really good race for me. Despite the hills I managed a new 1/2 marathon PR, over 15 min faster than previous!
What would you do differently?:

More training and more consistant training leading up to race day. The last 3-4 weeks of training were too sporadic.
Post race
Warm down:

15 min of streching and walking around the finish expo.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of hill training; next time I need to focus more on the hills (both up and down).

Event comments:

Race check in was ok, finish expo was a nightmare. Too small of an area with no signs or guidance of any kind. Gear pickup was placed in the center of the whole area surrounded by lines to the bathrooms, lines for T-shirt pickup, and lines for the beer garden. Finding the right line was really difficult.

The road surface in some areas was a little rough to run on, especially the final downhill to the finish line. I ended up overextending my knee coming down the hill and had to limp my way to the finish and sit around all day after will ice on it. Not good!

Overall it was a good race, just a little dissapointing that this one is not as organized as the other 2 races of the SD 1/2 marathon triple crown.




Last updated: 2010-12-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:47:13 | 13.1 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 112/514
Overall: 653/6064
Performance: Good
Tried to keep pace around 8 min/mile until the big Torrey Pines hill. Then it was everything I had until the finish line.
Course: Up and down and up and down, repeat many more times...
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4