Long Branch Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Long Branch, New Jersey
United States
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 33m 49s
Overall Rank = /6000
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

try to make myself eat a bagel with PB. Ate a banana, stretched.
Run
  • 2h 33m 49s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

felt I ran strong. Missed my time goal but am still pleased with my first half marathon performance. Seeing family along the way made a huge difference in my race, it was so awesome to hear them cheering for you and know they believed in you to do it.
What would you do differently?:

not take as much water in the beginning. Due to the rain and cool temperature I wasn't sweating as much as normal and ended up with a full bladder (boo)
Post race
Warm down:

big mistake here, hardly walked after. Left knee and ankle really hurt. am paying for it today with extremely tight quads.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

started out a bit too fast, the excitement got to me and I was jumping over puddles and expending too much energy working through my nervousness.

Event comments:

lots of fluid stations in the beginning, then sporatic from 7-11.




Last updated: 2009-01-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:33:49 | 13.1 miles | 11m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/6000
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %0.8%
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]