Love Rox Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Richmond Multisports
30sF / 0C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 42m 47s
Overall Rank = 381/396
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

2 Lara bars at home, diet Dew to drink
Event warmup:

Huddling around in a "heated" tent, talking with QueenZipp. Waiting in line for the portas...and then having to bust-a-move over to the start. Which of course did not start on time anyway. Good old RMS.
Run
  • 2h 42m 47s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a craptastic course. In craptastic weather. With craptastic course support/directions/traffic control. In short. CRAPTASTIC.

As far as my performance, I ran a great 9 mile race. Too bad it was a half-mary. The last 4 miles my knees hurt & my spirit was broken by the craptasticness.
What would you do differently?:

Not run this race again.
Post race
Warm down:

"Warm" down implies I was warm. I was not. I was frigid. I desperately sought some gatorade after the race - none to be found. Found friends QueenZipp and Artemis and skeddadled...couldn't stand another moment of being there.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My knees - for miles 9-13.

The craptastic race course & logistics - RMS's fault. The craptastic weather - not RMS's fault...although Mylar blankets are a must for this weather.

Event comments:

HATED IT. Will not ever do again, even with RMS's mea culpa e-mail this morning. They screwed up royally and they know it.




Last updated: 2013-01-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:42:47 | 13.1 miles | 12m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 381/396
Performance: Below average
GARMIN says it was really 13.37 miles (12.01 min/mile)...and I wouldn't be surprised. This course was poorly marked & marshalled. I went off by a couple of steps, but I have no doubt it could have been a quarter-mile long.
Course: Stupid. Start in field. Funnel 500 runners onto a 6-foot-wide sidewalk, then have them go down & up stairs. Turn-around, come back (and do idiotic stairs, etc. again), then run through an "interesting part of town", over the Manchester Bridge, up a big hill, down a big hill with brick sidewalks, more big downhill, rinse & repeat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 1