Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon - Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Kansas City, Missouri
United States
Waddell & Reed
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 12m 45s
Overall Rank = 1346/
Age Group = 25-30
Age Group Rank = 125/160
Pre-race routine:

My first 1/2 marathon! I got up at 5:00 and ate a light breakfast: toast and some grape Gatorade. My wife was going to be cheering me on today, so I had to get her up around 5:30. We left the house around 6:00 and made it to the race at 6:30. It was kind of cool (45), so we went inside and I met a couple members of the forums from coolrunning.com. I met up with some friends from church and we hung out for a bit, waiting for the races to start.
Event warmup:

I lightly ran about a 1/4 mile, just to get warmed up, since it was a bit cool outside.
Run
  • 2h 12m 45s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a great time! I befriended some other runners and we conversed off and on throughout the run. My plan was to run comfortably and walk briskly at the aid stations to be sure I got plenty to drink + a PowerBar GEL at mile 6. Coming in the mile 9 aid station, I stepped wrong and twisted my left knee. It didn't hurt to bad to stop, but it was really sore the rest of the way. I also had to go to the bathroom REALLY bad around mile 10 and I didn't find a porta potty or open business to go in to.
What would you do differently?:

nothing! I had a great race and I am quite happy to have experienced this! I can't wait for 2007 as I'm going to do 2-3 more 1/2 marathons and I hope to break 2:00:00 at the next KC Half.
Post race
Warm down:

After being herded like cattle through the food line, legs feeling like jello, I met up with my wife and then went to the bathroom! We walked the 1/2 mile back to the car and I stretched really good. I was the best man in my cousin's wedding 3 hours later!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

1) this was my first and I didn't want to bonk.
2) hurt my left knee around mile 9
3) had to go to the bathroom at mile 10

Event comments:

It was a great race and well stocked at the aid stations.




Last updated: 2007-01-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:12:45 | 13.1 miles | 10m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 125/160
Overall: 1346/
Performance: Good
I ran the first couple miles at a 10:30 pace, just enjoying the emotions of actually running a half marathon.
Course: The course was pretty scenic with a couple tough hills in the first mile and a half. After those two hills, I was great - had an awesome run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5