Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
Competitor Group, Inc.
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 07m 39s
Overall Rank = 6700/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove to Tom's place in the AM so we could carpool together. Got to RFK very early to avoid road closures and sat in the car contemplating breakfast over racing. :)
Event warmup:

Short jog to the corrals and then waiting around in our respective corrals for the race to start.
Run
  • 2h 07m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good to start, but could feel things going downhill around mile 5. A tough climb around mile 6/7 that I walked. Temps were cool to start and I wore shorts, a tank and arm warmers. Within the first few miles, I was overheating and couldn't cool off, even after taking the arm warmers off. Second half was mentally tough. Walked hills that I probably didn't need to. Breathing was difficult on the hills though. Stomach was ok - not great. Could feel right hip and left foot (pre Coz injury) around mile 8 to the end. Took a GU before the race and then 2 more (miles 4 and 8). Was sweating a ton and couldn't cool off. Drank gatorade to try to get back some electrolytes. Overall, a really tough run.
What would you do differently?:

Not quite sure. Should have had a better run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to the car to meet up with Tom and get on the road.

Event comments:

Well run race. Tom got my packet the day before. It was easy to get in/out of. The corrals were well organized and they spaced them out so not everyone started in a huge pack at once. Bonus I had a free entry from GU.




Last updated: 2012-03-16 12:00 AM
Running
02:07:38 | 13.1 miles | 09m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
9:23 9:23 8:16 9:11 9:21 9:16 9:34 9:40 9:52 9:54 9:00 10:13 9:57 4:32 for last .51
Course: Starting/ending at RFK with random roads in/around DC and Adams Morgan. Nice scenery.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]