Santa Clarita Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Santa Clarita, California
United States
City of Santa Clarita
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 01m 26s
Overall Rank = 437/1084
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 53/82
Pre-race routine:

Ate a little cereal and banana , drank two cups of water

Ran the Half Marathon course with a buddy 3 weeks before . Kept HR in the 140-low 150s
Event warmup:

walk for 10 minutes and Jog first 200 m and back , some light stretching
Started at the back of the pack with fellow runners from the club so I would not go out too hard.
Took a GUgel with a little water 5 mins before the start. Just like in the rehearsal.
Run
  • 2h 01m 26s
  • 13.2 miles
  • 09m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran a good race , my second attempt at the distance. shaved 20 + minutes from my time but this course was a faster course.
Took 1 or 2 water cups at every mile poured it on my head and shoulders, Drank the gatorade. Brought two gels and a water bottle with me . Took the gels around mile 5 and mile 9 .
What would you do differently?:

Try it again next year.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked , some one at the finish line handed finishers some mint water , It was cold but pretty gross. I almost choked. Found some REAL water and gatorade.


What limited your ability to perform faster:

General fitness and weight . I ran as fast as I could for the distance.



Event comments:

Great race , pretty course with lots of volunteer to help ,
There was water and gatorade at every mile from 3 onwards.




Last updated: 2006-07-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:01:26 | 13.2 miles | 09m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/82
Overall: 0/1084
Performance: Good
Attempted and ran a negative split : Run the second half faster than the first half. 1-9:17 2-9:18 3-9:25 4-9:25 5-9:35 6-9:37 7-9:34 8-9:04 9-9:09 10-9:08 11-9:05 12-9:09 13-8:47 13.2-0:52sec HR at 153-158 for miles 1 through 7 HR at 162-165 for miles 8 through 12 HR at 170 for last 1.2 mile.
Course: Mixture of roads and bike trails , First mile is an uphill start and slight uphill from mile 3 to 6.5 , mile 7 and 8 slight downhill and slight uphill on the last half mile because of two pedestrian overpasses . Flat otherwise. There was water and gatorade at every mile from 3 onwards.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %-1.5%
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5