America's Finest City Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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San Diego, California
United States
Neil Finn Sports Management, Inc.
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 55m 58s
Overall Rank = 1504/6461
Age Group = 18-24
Age Group Rank = 425/1703
Pre-race routine:

woke up at 3, ate a vegan chocolate/pb cookie, left the condo at 4:45. My Grandpa took my mom and I to Balboa park, then hoped on a shuttle. Got to the Cabrillo monument, stood in the bathroom lines, and chilled with my mom.
Event warmup:

nothing, walking around
Run
  • 1h 55m 58s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

PR in the 10k!!! 50:59!! WAHOO!! went a little too fast on the downhills,right calf cramped up and had to keep stretching it out. The heat was pretty bad. It was a beautiful run, I had a great time.
What would you do differently?:

Hills and a few 12+ mile runs
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed medal, got my pic. taken, then entered back into the finish area to cheer everyone on

What limited your ability to perform faster:

calf and high temps/humidity, lack of LONG runs

Event comments:

I wish they had COLD water at the aid stations, didn't have the port o' pots locked at 5:30am ( many arrived as early as 4:45 am) and had coffee, bananas, or bagels at the start line.




Last updated: 2008-07-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:55:58 | 13.1 miles | 08m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1703
Overall: 0/6461
Performance: Good
8:20 8:16 8:01 7:38 ( loved the downhill, but think I paid for this big time) 8:10 8:17 8:45 9:18 8:40 9:12 9:46 9:08 9:41
Course: Started at the Cabrillo monument and ended in Balboa park, great course
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4