Rock ‘n’ Roll Raleigh Half Marathon - Run


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Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
Competitor Group, Inc.
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 54s
Overall Rank = 7/8593
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/410
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal and Coffee
Gatorade driving to the race
1 gel before the start
Event warmup:

No real running warmup. Just stretched and walked this morning
Run
  • 1h 21m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 06m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

Great challenging Run!
Started easy and gradually increased speed throughout the run.
What would you do differently?:

Could have used one more water stop
Post race
Warm down:

Ended up walking around for an hour to find the rest of my family and cheer on the rest of the race

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Took it easy through the first 6 miles, stayed steady through 7 and 8, went full speed 9 - the finish.

Event comments:

If I do it again next year I'll leave earlier to go to the start.
I ended up paying for parking, but it was completely worth it. The traffic to the free lots was backed up for a long way. So many people were stuck in traffic the start was delayed 10 minutes.
People (including me) just need to plan ahead and leave earlier for the race.




Last updated: 2013-10-30 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:54 | 13.1 miles | 06m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/410
Overall: 7/8593
Performance: Good
Pretty evenly split through the first 9 miles at 6:20 pace Final 4 miles was 6 min pace
Course: Loop around downtown Raleigh with lots of hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4