San Francisco Marathon - Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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San Francisco, California
United States
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55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 54m 21s
Overall Rank = 1004/6662
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 261/1078
Event warmup:

Light jog to race start at the Ferry Building, stretch, bathroom
Run
  • 1h 54m 21s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Glad I trained a lot on hills.
What would you do differently?:

Probably have a little more faith in my training and hit it harder at the beginning. My pace was much too conservative. I finished strong - the second half of the race being significantly faster than than the first. In retrospect, I could have aimed for a slightly faster finishing time.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk, stretch, walk, stretch, ate banana, cytomax and some bread at end of race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A few bottle necks on the hills and on the bridge definately slowed down my overall pace. There were way too many walkers on the hills and they didn't bother to move to the side and let the runners go by. Definately set a faster pace at the beginning - now that I know what I'm working with, I'll make appropriate adjustments for my next HM.

Event comments:

Well-run race. I would recommend this race to anyone considering entering it in the future.




Last updated: 2008-06-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:54:21 | 13.1 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 261/1078
Overall: 1004/6662
Performance: Good
Course: Ferry Building on Embarcadero to Pier 39, Aquatic Park, Crissy Field, Golden Gate Bridge, Presidio and Golden Gate Park.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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