Chicago Monster Dash Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Team Ortho Foundation
14C / 57F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 49m 35s
Overall Rank = 2300/2540
Age Group = Vet
Age Group Rank = 39/41
Pre-race routine:

GI issues the day before and working the week before meant a less than ideal prep. 2 bananas and a yoghurt for bfast, also not ideal
Event warmup:

Walked about 25 minutes to the start but then stood about for a bit. Tried to keep warm and keep moving
Run
  • 2h 49m 35s
  • 21.08 kms
  • 08m 02s  min/km
Comments:

I was going great up until about 8 miles then it started to get tough, really suffered from the lack of hydration and nutrition which may have been down to pre-race prep. Gels were provided but I knew they wouldn't be beneficial
What would you do differently?:

Carry a drink for the latter part and carry my own gels
Post race
Warm down:

Walk to get a cab back to hotel then jacuzzi and pool :o)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight, lack of preparation just prior to the race and ill health.

Event comments:

They ran out of water bottles at the end and the only food supplied were a bagel and peanuts - difficult to stomach without a lot of fluid so I was pretty much left to fend for myself, they screwed up the delivery of my packer as well which meant my results were recorded as an anonymous runner. It marred the whole thing really.




Last updated: 2012-10-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:49:35 | 21.08 kms | 08m 02s  min/km
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 0/2540
Performance: Below average
Course: Fairly flat out and back
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3