Detroit Women’s Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
Epic Races
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 26m 54s
Overall Rank = 447/2000
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 64/114
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, half a banana and coffee. No vitamins or nuts.
Event warmup:

Walked around, went to the bathroom. Gel. I do think I took way to much for my cold as I has a stomach ache after the race and into the next day.
Run
  • 2h 26m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

My stomach started to ache before half way. A lot of cramping.
What would you do differently?:

Take less medication. I had a cold so I took Dime-tapp, plus nasal spray plus Neoprene and Ibuprofen.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some Muscle Milk then REALLY felt like getting sick. Walked back to the car. Went to the bathroom a few more times.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too much medication.

Event comments:

It was really fun to have a women only race. The medals were very nice.




Last updated: 2013-07-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:26:54 | 13.1 miles | 11m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 64/114
Overall: 447/2000
Performance: Below average
Course: Flat, around the island twice with a small third lap to a bridge (which seemed to have taken forever). Nice and breezy with some very tiny hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2