Race Reports for Nike Women's Half Marathon

Race Reports for Nike Women's Half Marathon 2005

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Some bad: The start was not good for me. I think some of this is to be expected b/c it's such a huge race - but I wasn't thinking when I just jumped into the middle of this pace group. Interesting, because after 9min the pace groups were 9-10min/mile, 10-11, 11-12, 12+. 6:30 - 9 is a pretty huge spread. Would have liked >1 Gu/PowerGel station. I ended up bringing some with me b/c I've found that I like to have one every 30-40 min. Tip: GUs fit very nicely in sports bras. Some of the mile markers were off (I didn't have a 5 min mile at mile 5), some of them I never saw... Could have used a little warning prior to the aid station, so I knew when to take my Gu so I'd have water. Lots of walkers and TnT folks. Not sure if this is a really competitive 1/2. A lot of the walkers started @5:30, so I had to go around groups ~ miles 10+. Sometimes ok (see above), other times annoying. I like running in a straight line and don't want to add extra distance when I'm already

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