National Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
The Greater Washington Sports Alliance
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 40m 1s
Overall Rank = 208/2267
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 41/212
Pre-race routine:

drove down to race with ron, tim, k, and laura. is there anything better than racing with friends?
Event warmup:

i used this as a long training run for the boston marathon so i had to run extra. i ran 3 laps around rfk with tim and laura for a total of ~3miles.
Run
  • 1h 40m 1s
  • 13.35 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

ran entire run with tim. wore older shoes and my feet were kind of aching, but other than that i felt solid the entire run. had a nice sprint at the end.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

ran another ~3 to finish up the 20 miles. cheered on everyone elsein our group and ran to the finish with k. everyone looked great.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

didn'tpush. training run

Event comments:

good race. great location with tons of parking and nice course. it ended up being long, but director sent out a note explaining and apologizing. i would definitely do it again.




Last updated: 2007-02-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:40:01 | 13.35 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/212
Overall: 0/2267
Performance: Good
Course: through dc streets and over to anacostia. more rolling than i expected, but nice course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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