Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Elite Racing
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 45m 52s
Overall Rank = 12124/16170
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 1555/?
Pre-race routine:

Banana at home. Gel in corral.
Event warmup:

Little stretching
Run
  • 2h 45m 52s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 40s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Bring gels along on course. Also, my farthest distance prior to the race was 10 miles, I would have done 12 or 13 to make sure my body could handle it. I fell apart around mile 11.
Post race
Warm down:

Could not get water at the finish line. They were out of it and I had to walk all the way to the end, almost passed out. Had a beer on the beach, bad idea:( Threw that up along with an orange about 15 minutes later!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Needed more fuel. I needed another gel on the course and there were none provided.

Event comments:

The water stops on the Atlantic Ave. stretch were way too far apart. That was the hottest and most difficult part of the race for me. Also, they were out of water at the finish line. All that was available was the Amino crap that I did not like. They need to be better prepared for the racers that finish after 2:30.




Last updated: 2006-09-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:45:52 | 13.1 miles | 12m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 1555/?
Overall: 12124/16170
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3