Surf City Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Huntington Beach, California
United States
Kinane Events
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 12m 30s
Overall Rank = 3729/8418
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 269/771
Pre-race routine:

Coffee; half oj, half probiotic yogurt smoothie; banana; stomach felt funky over slight anxiety due to weather
Event warmup:

It was a soaking rain when I arrived at the race (I napped in my car for about 45 minutes before setting on foot to the event), and I scrambled to find friends and the bag drop-off. Warming up consisted of staying as dry and warm as possible.
Run
  • 2h 12m 30s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Although I felt cold and wet the entire race, I settled into a comfortable pace from the start. Great course, amazing volunteer turnout, FANTASTIC wood surfboard finisher's medal, nice corral setup at the finish. Overall, and despite the weather, I am very proud of my performance. Full RR here:
http://personalchefontherun.blogspot.com/
What would you do differently?:

More speedwork during base week. Other than that, I trained hard and smart, with not a single sidelining injury. Struggled the tiniest bit to juggle training for the half and triathlon training, and still need to get my nutrition on track. Of course, I hope next year that the weather is less cruddy.
Post race
Warm down:

Warm down? Heck, it took me an hour afterwards to stop shivering.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My legs were just too cold to really open up my stride. Wet shoes were absolutely not a problem...only the tiniest blister. Running in a rain poncho shielded me from the wind, but it definitely distracted me. It took a good 2 miles to stop thinking about the cold, rain and wind. Again, the rain was not a bother; the cold and wind really made it difficult to get my legs loose and relax my stride.

Event comments:

Fantastic race. I'm going to make sure that this race is on my calendar every year. It's the coolest medal of all.




Last updated: 2008-02-13 12:00 AM
Running
02:12:30 | 13.1 miles | 10m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/771
Overall: 3729/8418
Performance: Good
Course: It was about 52 at the start, with a soaking rain and wind. For SoCal standards, it wasn't peaches and cream. The course took the half marathoners north along PCH, then up and into a residential area, then loop back, continue onto PCH, turn around for a return trip going south along PCH. Wind/rain was persistent the entire race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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