Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon

Had friends coming in from out of town for this, so mostly signed up for social reasons. Didn't make any effort to specifically train for this or taper (rode a pretty hard 50-miles on the bike the day before - this definitely hurt me at the end of the run).

Race course is nice; very flat, and wide enough not to be cramped even with so many runners. Oddly, I talked to about six different people, all of whom had 13.35 miles on their Garmin for the race. Seems odd that such a big race would be marked long.

Not a fantastic time for me, but then I really wasn't trying for one.

This was my first Rock & Roll event, and honestly I was expecting more... well... rock & roll. There were probably 5-6 bands scattered around the course, most of whom were played slow music when I ran by. I would estimate that I was within earshot of music for about 5 minutes during my nearly 2 hours of running. I guess that explains why I saw so many people with ipods.

Other than that, I thought the race was impeccably organized. I have never seen port-a-potty lines so short before a race. And plenty of post race food - both amount and variety. I had to leave before the post-race concert but I heard it was some American Idol retread, so no big loss.