America's Finest City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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San Diego, California
United States
Neil Finn Sports Management, Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 24m 33s
Overall Rank = 4151/6463
Age Group = W 45-49
Age Group Rank = 137/311
Pre-race routine:

got up at 4:45, had bagel w/cream cheese, diluted gatorade at 5 am, bottle of water at 6:30 am.
Event warmup:

walking from the bus to the porta potties and the start
Run
  • 2h 24m 33s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I was very relaxed since I wasn't planning to "race", but just to use the event as a nice, slow training run for the Disneyland half marathon in 2 weeks. I haven't been running a lot and only managed a 10 mile training run 2 weeks ago. It was sunny and HOT - took GU and water at 2.5 miles, a little water at 3 miles, then no more water/GU until next aid station at almost 7 miles. That was tough - took final GU at 10+ miles. Took it nice and easy, walked thru water stations, took 4 electrolyte capsules on the way. Never felt bad - power walked up a fair amount of the final 6th street hill (ran in the shaded sections) since I wasn't going for time and didn't want to burn up. Finished very strong - the Garmin was acting up, but ran sub 9 minute pace for the last half mile - felt great, considering. Hope it isn't hot at Disneyland in 2 weeks. Wasn't sore later in the day - I had energy for the beach! No GI issues either.
What would you do differently?:

Don't let as much time pass between first and second GU, especially in heat. Should have carried a little water - it would have been very welcome at around 5 miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat

Event comments:

Overall, this was a good training run. Would have been better to have more water stops, and keep the fuel more consistent for me.




Last updated: 2007-06-08 12:00 AM
Running
02:24:33 | 13.1 miles | 11m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 137/311
Overall: 4151/6463
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]