Lehigh Valley 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Allentown, Pennsylvania
United States
Lehigh Valley Road Racers
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 46m 53s
Overall Rank = 683/2923
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 72/168
Pre-race routine:

Ate a cliff bar, banaba and drank some Infinit before we left the hotel. Drank some more water in the gym before we went out to the corrals.
Event warmup:

Stretched in the gym before heading out to the start. Didn't really run but felt fine anyway.
Run
  • 1h 46m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Think I got my fluid in-take right this time. No cramping in the legs which has been a problem for me in previous 1/2s and full marathons. So that was good. Think I should have taken my gel earlier than the 7 mile mark. I started to fade after mile 9 and I think it had to do with a lack of nutrition. If I took the gel earlier, I think it would have helped me more toward the later part of the race. Forgot to mention that in the pace group there were two of three people who could run in a straight line. They kept bumping into people (including myself) and it was driving me nuts. Whenever I moved they seemed to show up and bump into me or others. Urgh. First time in pace group and it was overall a good experience, except the fact that those couple of people just didn't seem to realize there were other people running around them.
What would you do differently?:

Take the gel earlier and maybe use more than one. Next time I'll use the Infinit as a paste. Didn't use it today because I hadn't used it in training. Didn't want to do something new in a race.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much. Just waited for a few other people to finish. Got some bananas and water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Flawed nutrition strategy.

Event comments:

Will definitely do this one again. In 2010 the race will be on my 34th b-day so I've already decided my goal will be to run a 1:34 on my 34th!




Last updated: 2008-03-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:46:53 | 13.1 miles | 08m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 72/168
Overall: 683/2923
Performance: Good
Course: Majority of the course consisted of two out and back loops on different sections. First out and back was a road section. Mostly flat and some little rollers. Nice. Second section was in a really awesome park on a cinder track. Flat with some rollers, with some short but steep inclines. Nice little covered bridge at the turn around. Back out of the park with a finish at a high school football stadium on the track.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5