Surf City Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Huntington Beach, California
United States
Kinane Events
47F / 8C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 24m 8s
Overall Rank = 4986/8413
Age Group = M 50 -54
Age Group Rank = 206/292
Pre-race routine:

Pulled my pre-race checklist and layed out shorts, underarmour, shirt, race number, HR Monitor, shoes, shocks, poncho (rain predicted). Set up post race towels along with post race nutrition and post race workout bag. Because of weather, planned on going to gym after the race to sit in jacuzzi.
Event warmup:

What warm-up....it was too cold and wet. Did some stretching.
Run
  • 2h 24m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m  min/mile
Comments:

Went out slow for first 3 miles (11:08 Pace). At Mile 7.75, pace was at 11:21. Average overall pace for entire race was just over 11 minutes per hour (11.0025445 pace).
What would you do differently?:

Would carry a flask of Infinit with me. Perhaps do more stride workouts during the 13.1 run.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to cool down and stretched. Changed out of as many wet clothes as possible. Got in car and drove to gym. Hit the jacuzzi to warm up core body temperature. Stretched. During Super Bowl game, continued to stretch the muscles.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weather was a factor.

Event comments:

Race organizers did a GREAT Job despite the weather conditions....the volunteers were the unsung heros! They really braved the elements.




Last updated: 2008-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:24:08 | 13.1 miles | 11m  min/mile
Age Group: 206/292
Overall: 4986/8413
Performance: Good
Average HR: 160
Course: Essentially an out and back race with a 3 mile up the bluff into a residential area and back down onto the out and back course. Course was on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH). Course was wet. Road had 1/2" of water due to the rain.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1%
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] 4