OC Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Newport Beach, California
United States
OC Marathon
56F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 31s
Overall Rank = 1607/8812
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 158/438
Pre-race routine:

Hit the EXPO on Sat and watch my neices run in the kids OC run. Slept at cousin's house in Huntington Beach. Woke up at 4AM, ate PB sandwich, got to OC fairgrounds by 5:30am and boarded shuttle to the start. Got to the starting just as the National Anthem was being sung, still had to hit the porta-potty. Started with the last waves.
Event warmup:

Walked from shuttle to start. Warmed up in the first couple of miles, since it crowded, had to take it slow, which was okay.
Run
  • 1h 56m 31s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I was still nursing a couple of tender quads. I had rested them 2 days prior to the event. My training was light, so I was not going to push this race. I just wanted to finish injury-free and use this event as a training run for the SD RnR full marathon.
Post race
Warm down:

Met up with the rest of the group, walked around the booths, then headed back. Had to drive down to San Diego immediately after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Tender quads.

Event comments:

This is one of my favorite events. I love the location, the route and the weather is always perfect. Hopefully next year my legs will be in better shape and I won't have to hold back. This is definetly a course to PR on.




Last updated: 2012-01-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:56:31 | 13.1 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 158/438
Overall: 1607/8812
Performance: Average
Course: Beautiful, scenic and mailnly flat or slight downhill. Only a couple of rollers, but no major hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4