Carlsbad Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Carlsbad, California
United States
In Motion
57F / 14C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 04m 1s
Overall Rank = 3095/7148
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 305/844
Pre-race routine:

nothing too exciting, race started at 7:30, so I got up about 5-ish, ate my joe's o's and a banana, and got myself ready. Started hearing the marathoners run past our hotel at about 6:20 (they started at 6am), and left a few minutes later.
Event warmup:

I didn't, well, unless you count jumping around to keep my legs from freezing off :)
Run
  • 2h 04m 1s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Started in wave 4, and apparently it took us 8 mins to get to the starting line. HR spike as we went up the first hill, but still started out pretty good. It was crowded, and I was a bit pissy at the walkers who thought it was a good idea for them to start at the front of the pack (and the people with headphones on who could not hear anything going on around them). I wanted to stick with the 2:10 pace group initially, but (I found out later) they started 5 mins before my wave. First 6 miles felt freaking great...HR was way down (154ish), and I was going at a good pace (for me). Calves started to feel a bit crampy at about 9 miles, but I kept going, and they loosened up a little. Saw my bunny at 10.5 miles, and that gave me a little boost, but overall I was still feeling good. It was at that point I caught up with the 2:10 pace group, but quickly found out they had started way before me. Last mile, I pushed really hard, and passed a ton of people because I had the energy to do it. We didn't stick around for the post-race activities...had to rush back to the hotel so I could shower and we could check out by 11!
What would you do differently?:

maybe more fluids with electrolytes, and more hill training (no good non-hiking trail paths near our house in palm springs) but overall I don't think it could have gone much better!
Post race
Warm down:

walk to the car :)

Event comments:

Crowded, but really good. Couldn't have asked for better weather!




Last updated: 2008-11-29 12:00 AM
Running
02:04:01 | 13.1 miles | 09m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/844
Overall: 0/7148
Performance: Good
avg HR: 160 max HR: 176 6.6 miles: 01:04:27 (9:46 pace)
Course: steep uphill in the first mile, then some nice rolling hills along the ocean. Pretty course. Got to see the top marathon runners going the other way on the first half of the run. Only negative thing I noticed was the road banking. It was pretty crowded, so often I had to run on the right side of the road where it was banked. My R leg started to feel it after 9 miles!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4