Maryland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Maple Lawn , Maryland
United States
Charm City Run
68F / 20C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 51m 29s
Overall Rank = 230/1662
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 14/245
Pre-race routine:

up at 3:30, ate an english muffin with almond butter and raisins. Drank a cup of coffee and some H20 with an electrolyte tab on the drive to race about 90min. away
Event warmup:

walked around, jogged, stretched
Run
  • 1h 51m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

I had 4 names on my back of people who have or had battled cancer: Abbe, Linda, Kacky, and Paul.I planned to run a 1:49 since I peaked for my A race a week ago with a 1:43, and after a few miles I knew that the heat and humidity along with the hills were going to slow me down. I was ready to tackle to 2 biggest hills at mile 4-5.5 and mile 8-9. I was aware that I was sweating more than I ever had on any running race. So I made sure I drank at every water station and took another electrolyte pill at mile 7. During the race a lot of spectators were cheering "Thank you", instead of the ususal "good job". Every nasty hill I kept thing of the 4 names on my back and all of the tough hills they encounter in their fight against cancer. It was hard for me not to cry sometimes during the race and especially after. I know, I am a sap.
What would you do differently?:

Pour more water on myself, one to drink, one to drench
Post race
Warm down:

jogged, walked, lots of stretching
I wish I could have weighed myself pre and post race. I know I lost a lot of fluid on this one, more than I ever have.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not acclimated to humidity yet

Event comments:

I gave this race a 5 rating mainly becuase it is for an excellent cause!




Last updated: 2011-04-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:51:29 | 13.1 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/245
Overall: 0/1662
Performance: Average
Course: Very tough and hilly course, a few approximate 100 ft. climbs with lots of rollers
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5