Disneyland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Anaheim, California
United States
Disney's Wide World of Sports
90?F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 22m 8s
Overall Rank = 3065/9768
Age Group = W 45-49
Age Group Rank = 147/707
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30 for 6am start. Had a yogurt, hard boiled egg and banana with a bottle of gatorade. Took the hotel shuttle to the start. Missed the corral cutoff so had to go in the with second wave. Normally not a big deal, but with the heat, that 10-15 minute delay was valuable relatively cool time lost.
Event warmup:

Walked from the shuttle drop off to the start - about a half mile total.
Run
  • 2h 22m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

I paced it well with the heat. Carried water just in case. Took two electrolyte capsules at the start, two at one hour, one at 1.5 hours, 1 at 2 hours, 2 more about an hour later. Took one GU at 40 minutes, another at 80 minutes, another at 2 hours. Considering the weather, I felt OK. iPod went dead after about 3 miles, but the race was interesting enough, Disney, lots of high school bands, and trying to not freak out about the heat.
What would you do differently?:

Sign up for a cool weather race!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit and met Kip and the kids; went to Disneyland and CA Adventures until 1. The walking around was actually helpful. Drank a LOT and took a nap when we got home around 3:30.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

HEAT

Event comments:

Fun race, but the heat was brutal. Was hoping to run a sub 10 min/mile pace, but dismissed that from the beginning because of the weather.




Last updated: 2007-06-06 12:00 AM
Running
02:22:08 | 13.1 miles | 10m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/707
Overall: 0/9768
Performance: Average
Per my GPS, 13.5 miles = 10:31 pace
Course: Fun course, but HOTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4