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P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
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Comments: I was worried about a hamstring that had caused some problems just before Christmas. I tapered the long runs sooner than I wanted afraid that I might cause more injury. That may have been a problem. Around mile 9 I started to ache around the outside of my right knee (after talking to another runner she thought it might be my IT band???). By mile 12 1/2 I felt like I was almost limping on that side. I had a really hard go of it from mile 9 on. Thanks to my brother who pushed me along and slowed a bit for me. What would you do differently?: Not be injured so that I could run and only feel the exhaustion from running rather than pain. I'm not sure I could do anything about that though. We may have started out a little fast??? Our first mile was around 7:30.  Post race
Warm down: Walked around and found our parents soon after leaving the runners' area. What limited your ability to perform faster: Painful right leg. Event comments: It was fun. I learned a lot since this was my first half marathon ever. It was great to run in a warm climate given the snow-covered trails I have been running for the last couple of months. Next year I'll come back stronger and a bit faster. 1 hour and 45 minutes in next year's goal and quite attainable as long as I stay strong. Thanks to my wonderful brother Scott who pushed me and helped me finish. It was a great weekend of just hanging out in Arizona. Profile Album Last updated: 2007-09-25 12:00 AM
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 2008-01-14 8:27 PM |
Veteran  230   Minnesota |  Subject: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon |
| 2008-01-14 8:32 PM in reply to: #1156083 |
Master 2411 Goodyear, AZ | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Well done! I started right behind you in #3 Looks like you had a good cheering squad out there. Glad you had fun here in PHX |
| 2008-01-15 9:56 AM in reply to: #1156083 |
Elite 3221 the desert | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Great job! You'll easily get below 1:45. |
| 2008-01-15 6:12 PM in reply to: #1156083 |
Expert 1028 Chandler, AZ | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon This is what PHX is about. Beautiful weather in January. Excellent job for your first half mary. 1:45 is easily within range. |
| 2008-01-16 8:14 AM in reply to: #1156083 |
Pro 4541 A farming town in MN | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Becki! Great race! Sorry to hear about the knee... 1:45 next year...no problem! Uh...it's gotta be tough getting back here to MN...-9 on Saturday morning...I think I may be running laps on the indoor track. Welcome back! |
...it's great that you had Scott there. That's a cool brother to wait and help you through the tough spots.| 2008-01-16 8:23 AM in reply to: #1158457 |
Champion 10015 , Minnesota | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Great job sticking it out, Becki. Looks like the weather was great! |
| 2008-01-16 8:52 AM in reply to: #1156083 |
Elite 3687 | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Great job Becki. I love it when the race reports start to roll in. |
| 2008-01-22 10:03 AM in reply to: #1156083 |
Elite 2515 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea | Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon Awesome race, Becki! Geez, 1:47 in your first half mary? Pretty darn incredible. You'll be all over that 1:45 next year. Cheers! Tom |
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Got up around 6 am and had bagel with peanut butter and half a banana. Lots of traffic on the interstate since many off ramps were closed.
Ate Jelly Beans and had a little water, used the bathroom and had about 25 minutes to line up in corrals. There were 28 corrals and I was in #2. Stretched just outside of the gates to our corral.