Jefferson Hospital Philadelphia Distance Run - RunHalf Marathon


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
runphilly.com
60sF / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 14s
Overall Rank = 1068/11629
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 154/980
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 4am, had 16oz gatorade, bowl of oatmeal with raisins & honey. Drove up to Woodcrest Station with John to take train into PHL. Met Harry & Dale there. Doug got on in Collingswood. Ted & Daleen drove, as did Kim, Ken, Jeff, and Mike B.
Event warmup:

Slow jog to bag drop off. Ate half banana, and little water. 20 min before gun, took 2 servings Hammer Gel with 5 drops liquid creatine, 2 endurolytes, and water.
Run
  • 1h 35m 14s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Legs were really hurting starting at the 7m mark. Ran through the pain, although it got worse & worse. I am very happy about this time, especially since this is my first half marathon and I haven't been doing many long runs! :-)
What would you do differently?:

Train more (miles)
Post race
Warm down:

crouched over for about a minute, got medal, drank a water. Got bag, ate pretzel and drank an accelerade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

sore legs, high heart rate.

Event comments:

Sorely need more bathrooms at start finish (even though there were probably 100).




Last updated: 2007-09-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:14 | 13.1 miles | 07m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 154/980
Overall: 1068/11629
Performance: Good
1m=7:28/156 2m=6:53/170 3m=7:17/170 5m=14:28/172 6m=7:13/175 8m=14:44/174 9m=7:31/175 10m=7:31/174 11m=7:15/178 12m=7:16/182 13m=6:57/187? 13.1m=40/215?
Course: Nice Course! Bands every so often. Lots of fans cheering, except miles 4 thru 9.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5