Race Reports for Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon

Race Reports for Iron Girl Columbia Half Marathon 2014

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Race rating (3)

Comments: The bad: There were some big issues including the largest that the race started an hour late. They indicated it was because of some course issue - and though I don't know the real reason (if that is the real one or not) it completely threw off my nutrition. As a vegan/plant strong athlete timing for me is everything. I cannot use gu or gels because they make me nauseous. I use dates - and here it worked well but I found myself at Mile 8 knowing I needed more than a date so I broke out the Chia Bar and that worked fine. I'm always hesitant to use any sort of bar but these Chia one's are very small and appear to be easily digested. The Expo was kind of blah - not too much to speak of. Surprising for a race of this reputation though. I almost wanted to go down to the Nike Women's 1/2 in DC to check their Expo out. Additionally there were times when the police were letting cars through and I ended up waiting - no bueno during a race. The post race food - this is my second biggest

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