Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run - RunHalf Marathon


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 916/11119
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 130/850
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 0430, had some oatmeal, and watched Clemson beat Florida State (reruns are all that's on tv that early). Left around 0545, got some coffee, and headed to the race.
Event warmup:

Got there early enough to wander a bit. When things started warming up a little more, I took off my warm-up pants, and turned in my stuff to the gear check. I stretched a little bit, then went to go to the bathroom. I THOUGHT 25 minutes would be enough. I thought wrong, apparently.

Had a gel before about 10 minutes from the start. Note to self: strawberry banana is nasty.
Run
  • 1h 36m 16s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, considering I was sprinting from the bathroom to my start position, AFTER the gun went off, I had a slightly harried start. Fortunately, I was far enough back that I still made it, so to speak. The first 3 miles were very crowded. I ended up going out faster than planned because of the being late to the start, and because I was fighting to get some sort of position. They said that the corrals were set up so that people would start with those who posted similar times. Yeah, right. I passed people within the first mile who had corral numbers that were 6 behind mine. The running into the sun sucked too (that's how I missed the 2nd mile marker). I almost missed the chip pad at the 5K mark, too, but fortunately managed to run over it.
After the 3rd mile, I started settling in a little more, found a pace, and stuck with it. The bands on the course were fun, but didn't do much for me. Except for the lone piper at close to mile 10. He gave me a boost. I didn't use any gels during the race; I stuck with water and the Amino Vital they gave out on the course. After hitting mile 12, mile 13 took FOREVER. That was my only mental bad spot, right at the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Go to the bathroom earlier. Other than that, things went well.
Post race
Event comments:

MORE BATHROOMS!!!!!!! It shouldn't take me 25+ minutes to use a bathroom.




Last updated: 2006-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:36:16 | 13.1 miles | 07m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/850
Overall: 0/11119
Performance: Good
1) 7:10 2 & 3) 15:24 4) 6:29 5) 7:14 6) 7:19 7) 7:24 8) 7:23 9) 7:24 10) 7:26 11) 7:19 12) 7:32 13) 7:24
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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] 4