Philadelphia Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
 		Total Time = 1h 49m 38s
Overall Rank = 663/4270
Age Group = 24-29
Age Group Rank = 37/543
Pre-race routine:

My pre-race routine was driving down to Philly from Clifton, NJ. Ouch. We stopped at Dunkin' Donuts for some coffee and OJ. I had half a low fat blueberry muffin and a banana.
Event warmup:

I stretched. For a really, really, really long time. I felt good. We got there early, so I was able to take my time. I trotted around other contestants and took my place around people who "looked like" me, as the announcer suggested. They kept playing the Rocky theme and Eye of the Tiger. Good way to get pumped up. People were quiet, but kept bobbing their heads to the music.
Run
  • 1h 49m 38s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I literally kicked ass (for me). I thought maybe I was going too slow, but I kept hitting all the mile markers ahead of my goal, and I didn't feel like I was pushing much harder than usual. I was convinced I might lose some fuel towards the end, so I held back a little. But I made it a point to keep passing people, which felt great!
What would you do differently?:

Nada. I did a lot of talking to myself, telling myself to keep pushing to meet my goal (under 2 hours). I felt great!
Post race
Warm down:

Stretching. My hamstrings were feeling the burn from the hills. I was tired.

Event comments:

Loved this race, maybe I'll do the full 26.2 in 2008.




Last updated: 2007-11-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:49:38 | 13.1 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/543
Overall: 663/4270
Performance: Good
Course: Awesome course, flat at the top and then ugh, the hills toward the end. It was well marked, lots of water/aid stations.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4