Carlsbad Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Carlsbad, California
United States
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 		Total Time = 1h 41m 46s
Overall Rank = 585/6334
Age Group = M 35-39
Age Group Rank = 76/429
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:45. Fist thing was a glass of water and an Endurolyte capsule.

Breakfast was coffee, egg white omlet w/turkey slices and non-fat cottage cheese (no carbs pre-race) drank water and some Amino Vital before the start.
Event warmup:

Hard a hard time finding the bag check. So I got an unexpected warm up run in. Made it just in time for the National Anthem.

Run
  • 1h 41m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

The conditions were absolutely perfect, cold before the start... but felt great the whole way.

I had a bunch of friends running the race and it seemed everyone PR'd! We were all so happy with our races.

I had a goal of breaking 1:45 so I ran with the 3:30 marathon pace group (thanks Roger) for the first 5 miles and felt good so I let loose after the split. I was wearing my Chargers jersey so I got a lot of cheers along the way.

I PR'd by over 6 minutes!
What would you do differently?:

The no carb breakfast worked out really well. I missed the first two water stations but I probably should of gotten some Ultima at WS2.

My 1st gel was at mile 6, but probably could of taken it around mile 5.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched in the finishers corral as my friends were coming in.

Event comments:

No post race photographers?!?!?





Last updated: 2008-01-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:46 | 13.1 miles | 07m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 78/429
Overall: 585/6334
Performance: Good
Course: Mild rolling hills. Out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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