Chilli Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Burlington, Ontario
Canada
VPro
0C / 32F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 29m
Overall Rank = 1745/1984
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 187/192
Pre-race routine:

Picked up friends and left their place around 8:30. Got to Burlington about 9:15 and spent a bit of time getting a parking spot. On the way down had an Xl coffee (decaf).
Event warmup:

Walked from truck to the start, pretty well that was the warm up. A little bit of stretching at the start line.

Started pretty well at the back of the pack.
Run
  • 2h 29m
  • 21.1 kms
  • 07m 04s  min/km
Comments:

Felt good the first 10k, but fell off the rails after a pee break and couldn't get the rythm going. Also, lack of training definitely has an impact. Also, running on expired shoes doesn't help.
What would you do differently?:

Don't have the XL coffee, of if do, ensure to have pee before the race starts. Also, spent sme extra time breaking in new shoes.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around and to the host hotel for Chilli. Then back to the car, then back with the gang for coffee and they had the Chilli

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pee break at about 10k. Usually I can run with out the pee break. This time due to the 6 people in line for the portapotties, their was a bit of a wait, once done, I found it difficult to get a good rythm going again.

Event comments:

Great organization and well run race.




Last updated: 2007-01-15 12:00 AM
Running
02:29:00 | 21.1 kms | 07m 04s  min/km
Age Group: 0/192
Overall: 0/1984
Performance: Below average
Course: Chilly Half course. Pretty flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4