La Jolla Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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La Jolla, California
United States
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 43m 26s
Overall Rank = 3908/4815
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 142/
Pre-race routine:

Up at 4:20. Eat grape nuts with banana (no milk). Hydrate with Ultima. 1 1/2 cups of tea.
Event warmup:

stretch, roll, stretch.
Run
  • 2h 43m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt really good at the end and kicked a the end. Ran up the last big hill. Feel a lot better than after the Carlsbad 1/2
What would you do differently?:

Carry more water. Run more, but I was with Sandy and we were a team!
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, stretch. Walk. stretch. Water, water, water.

Event comments:

Needed more drink stations at midway point. Very crowded at the end and lines for buses were long.




Last updated: 2008-04-12 12:00 AM
Running
02:43:26 | 13.1 miles | 12m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/4815
Performance: Average
Course: Big hill. Not much water at the 5 mile marker. Walked with Sandy up the hill and stopped to stretch frequently. It's done though! Woo-hoo.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized?
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 2