Citizen's Bank Caesar Rodney Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Wilmington, Delaware
United States
Races 2 Run
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 53m
Overall Rank = 638/1231
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 61/91
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6:10, breakfast at 6:30: two eggs, fruit, coffee. Dressed, left for Wilmington at 7:45, go there at 8:15 or so. Hit the restroom at the Y, got race packet, bummed some safety pins (never again!), some stretching indoors (pretty cold out).

Gel 15 minutes before start.
Event warmup:

Walk/jog, about 10 min.
Run
  • 1h 53m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

This run started out great: good pace, very comfortable, enjoyable. The beginning of the hilly section went well too: strong climbing. Around mile 9 left IT band (at knee) started talking. Continued rest of run, getting worse into the last mile. Had to stop and walk a couple of times to mitigate pain. Not excruciating, but definitely not good.

Very frustrating, as I had a lot left in the tank and was wanting to push those last few miles, hills and all.
What would you do differently?:

More hill running, even in a flat place like Philly (where I've been the last three months): bridge running, hill profile on the treadmill, maybe an outing to a park. Also missed two key long runs (well, only missed one, but the other was on the treadmill, which is mentally challenging but ultimately a little easy on the legs).


Post race
Warm down:

Walking around Rodney Square (5:00)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pain in left knee, lack of hilly training runs.

Event comments:

Humbling race, but a good learning experience, and also the longest I've ever run.


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Last updated: 2008-03-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:00 | 13.1 miles | 08m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 61/91
Overall: 638/1231
Performance: Below average
3mi: 23:44; 6mi: 24:33; 9mi:26:34; 12mi: 27:44: 13.1: 10:27 HR Avg: 157; Max: 175
Course: Pretty flat first five miles, very hilly last 8. See route map.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3