Detroit Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 29s
Overall Rank = 1631/
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 120/485
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 3:30, ate some cereal, drank some water, headed down to Auburn Hills to meet up with my dad. Drove in to detroit and parked right by the start.
Event warmup:

Jogged around a fuzz, waited in the porta potty lines, made a mad dash for the start.
Run
  • 2h 02m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

So 15min before the start i realized i had to pee. got in line for the porta potty's, finally got to one about a min before the start. I made a mad dash for my start corral to hopefully meet up with my dad and run with him for the first little bit. No dice. After the start it took be almost 8min or so to finally meet up with him. Running up the bridge was awesome. The view was totally cool and seeing that many people in front of you was totally cool. The tunnel absolutely sucked, it was so warm in there. bleh. Took a gel at mile 8. Knees felt pretty sore, I kept my pace up even though my legs felt like dying. I quickly walked to get some water, but other than that no walking.
What would you do differently?:

not have knee issues leading up to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to the car, went for a quick jog.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

knees

Event comments:

We got screwed on parking that was my only complaint. We parked in a lot not to far from the start. Paid for parking, only to find out when we came back to the car that they guys we paid for parking were scamming us and we had to pay the real attendant for parking again or get the car towed. What a load of crap.




Last updated: 2007-10-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:02:29 | 13.1 miles | 09m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 120/485
Overall: 1631/
Performance: Good
Course:
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] 4