Staten Island 1/2 Marathon Grand Prix - RunHalf Marathon


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Staten Island, New York
United States
New York Road Runners
44F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 8s
Overall Rank = 2202/3667
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 249/1436
Pre-race routine:

In the morning jetted out to the subway. Of course the R wasn't working so I had to take the F to Hoyt St and walk over to Dekalb to catch the R to Whitehall. Caught the 8:30 AM ferry to Staten Island and me it with 40 minutes to spare to race time. Barely had time to grab my t-shirt and race number, do a portapotty stop and do some light strides.
Event warmup:

Some light strides in the parking lot.
Run
  • 2h 00m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Had some knee pain. This course was pretty hilly, and since I wasn't familiar with the course I was cautious how fast I was going.
The times are a little off from the official time since I started late on my watch.

1/2 - 16:36 -- 8:18
3 - 9:24
4 - 8:48
5 - 10:05
6 - 8:34
7 - 8:27
8 - 10:28
9/10 - 18:29 -- 9:14
11 - 9:18
12 - 9:35
13/.1 - 9:24
What would you do differently?:

Get a different knee brace. The knee brace definitely helped, but it was too tight on my calf and it caused it to tighten up. I rate this race as average because of those damn 8 seconds.


Post race
Warm down:

Some light strides, gatorade, and a bagel.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My knee again.

Event comments:

8 Seconds! :(




Last updated: 2006-08-06 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:08 | 13.1 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 249/1436
Overall: 2202/3667
Performance: Average
Course: Start on the access road to the Richmond County Bank Stadium. Turn left on Richmond Terrace. Turn right on Bay Street and then left on Hannah Street (over the bridge). Turn right on Front Street, left onto Edgewater Street, and right on Hylan Boulevard to Bay Street, turning left. Turn right on School Road, continuing to Father Capodanno Boulevard. Make a U-turn and continue on Father Capodanno Boulevard. Turn right on McClean Avenue and enter Fort Wadsworth. Turn left on New York Avenue, which becomes Bay Street, exiting Fort Wadsworth. Continue on Bay Street, retracing your steps to Richmond Terrace. Turn right on Jersey Street to the finish line on the access road to the Richmond County Bank Stadium.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 3