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Comments: I had a great race yesterday. I started out a little too fast, and knew it, but it was hard not to get caught up in the excitement and speed of this race. I slowed down some over the course, but kept up a pretty quick pace (for me) the whole way. I really pushed myself to "HTFU" in the later miles, as my mind really wanted to walk a little. My HR was high the whole race, mainly due to the speed in which I was running. Pushing through helped me PR though, beating my old PR (this race last year) of 1:36:39. What would you do differently?: I can't really say that I would do anything differently. I'd like to say that I should start a little slower and try to keep even splits, but I know that I just don't run well that way and think it probably would have hurt more than helped.  Post race
Warm down: Grabbed some food, water, and Cytomax. Looped back around to wait for B to finish. Once she finished, we headed back to the car. We got back to the hotel, showered quick (already missed checkout, oops!), and then walked to Gino's to get an authentic Philly cheese steak. Yum! (though I think I like Pat's better). What limited your ability to perform faster: Not much, really. Just overall training / fitness, I suppose. Event comments: Philly is a great race, and I recommend it for those who like half marathons or those looking to do a first half. It's well supported, well staffed, and overall a lot of fun. One gripe, the medals were a lot better last year. They were bigger, and didn't have the stupid ING logo on it. I generally hate medals with the sponsor's logo on it (the Baltimore marathon is an exception, since I just think UA has a cool logo). This is one more of the elite races I've done this year, so I only need San Jose to get the Rockstar medal and San Antonio (registered for both) to get all the medals they offer, including the Super 6! I plan on running San Jose as an easy training run, since I'm racing in the Baltimore marathon 6 days later. Last updated: 2008-07-07 12:00 AM
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60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 855/13179
Age Group = M 25-29
Age Group Rank = 146/921
As usual, I got all of my gear together the night before. The new "D-tag" timing chips make chip attachment much easier, and having a race belt eliminates the pain of making sure the safety pins are all on right.
On race morning, B and I woke up around six, got dressed, and headed out. We parked about 3/4 mile away, I got a Starbucks, and we walked to the race. We immediately got in line for the porta potties, as the lines were once again ridiculously long. After that, I dropped off my gear at the UPS truck, took a stroll through the bushes at the art museum, and then got in my corral. A small PSA, if you're going to be standing in a tight pack of people, PLEASE WEAR DEODORANT! Thanks.