America's Finest City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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San Diego, California
United States
Neil Finn Sports Management, Inc.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 18m 3s
Overall Rank = 3567/7750
Age Group = 30
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 3:00 & drove down to catch the bus to the race start location. Ate a powerbar & a breakfast cookie around 6:00. Lined up in between the 2:15 & 2:30 pace mark with only a few people around me.
Run
  • 2h 18m 3s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first 1/2 marathon & the longest I have ever run. My previous long run was 10 miles in training for this race. I got a new PR for 10k during the race with a 1:03:23 which is a pretty cool bonus. Took in a gel at mile 4 & mile 9. Followed my fuel strategy, probably could have used a little more h20, it was hot out there!
What would you do differently?:

Probably have some sort of water with me. Probably also didn't help that I did the SD tri club beginner tri on Saturday a day before the race. That was a fun race & my wife did the bike / run which was way cool since it was her first race on her bike.
Post race
Warm down:

Streatched & walked back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat & the big hill at the end.

Event comments:

Had a good time running the race, it was hard but very rewarding to run 13.1 miles after less than 7 months of training. I am thinking about doing the triple crown events next year, I like this distance & the training involved.




Last updated: 2007-08-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:18:03 | 13.1 miles | 10m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/7750
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat with a loooooong hill from mile 11-12.5. A few rolling hills at the start as well.
Keeping cool Average 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] 5