Chicago Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Chicago , Illinois
United States
68F / 20C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 5438/10483
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 499/
Pre-race routine:

um. 1 granola bar, 2 toasts w/ cream cheese, half a baby bottle of gatorade
Event warmup:

stretch, quick jog, stretch
Run
  • 2h 09m 56s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

um. rain. the run went really well. from 10-13 knees were aching really bad. lower back hurt 11.5-13. i'm amazed i was able to keep the pace given the amount of extra weight due to wet clothes, socks, sneakers. i was by myself most of the mileage, so i paid attn to my watch the first 2 miles to stay at a slow pace to not get hyped into running to fast too soon. i followed someone for a long time who was running at a pace i liked, wanted to run at, and felt comfy doing. on the race course these side people spray my legs with bengay or something. it was awesome!!!
What would you do differently?:

have it not rain.
Post race
Warm down:

walked... bounced to keep warm while i waited for my bro

What limited your ability to perform faster:

um. the rain. but it made me haul ass

Event comments:

i placed 2649 of 6283 of the girls. I beat my time from last year 2:09 and i beat my brother!




Last updated: 2008-09-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:56 | 13.1 miles | 09m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/10483
Performance: Good
real time might report a lil longer b/c i had a quick pit stop at mile 2.5. i stopped my watch.
Course: flat. rainy
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4