PFChang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Mary (Swank!)

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PFChang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Mary (Swank!) - RunHalf Marathon


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Elite Racing Inc.
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 39m 11s
Overall Rank = 634/21985
Age Group = 34 - 39
Age Group Rank = 87/1273
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 6a and ate the usual - slice of bread with peanut butter, banana, and e-fuel. Rode to the race with a friend who was also running the half. About 30 min before the start, I checked my gear bag, took a gel, and got in coral 4.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 1h 39m 11s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I was really pleased with my time. Going into the race, I thought I would be somewhere between 1:45 and 1:40. At mile 8, I was thinking, "Hot damn - I'm going to break 1:40!".

M1 - 8:00
M2 - 7:50
M3 - 7:45
M4 - 7:27
M5 - 7:24
M6 - 7:30
M7 - 7:22
M8 - 7:17
M9 - 7:15
M10 - 7:34
M11 - 8:02 (hilly, windy, hit a slight wall here)
M12 - 7:35
M13 - 7:21
last 10th - :41

Jonathan Biggs #24816
Phoenix, AZ
Age: 36 Gender: M
Distance HALF MAR
Clock Time 1:43:27
Chip Time 1:39:11
Gender Place 519 / 7939
Age Grade 60.4%
Placeoall 634
Placediv 87
Pace 7:34
Ttldiv 1273
Ttlsex 7939
5 Km 25:07
10 Km 47:43
10 2 Mile 1:15:38

What would you do differently?:

I brought my sunglasses in my gear bag, but forgot to get them out before I checked it. Nutrition was good - no changes there. I need to work on a faster 5k. It basically took me all race to work my average down because of the slow start. I also need to start in an earlier coral. I had to run around too many people between miles 1 - 8, then it finally spread out.
Post race
Warm down:

Typical walk around, then stretched in the NB tent.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Slow start

Event comments:

The gel station was around mile 8 -- a little too late in my opinion. Glad I had one on me to use earlier.

I need to do the full mary next year...




Last updated: 2008-12-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:39:11 | 13.1 miles | 07m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 87/1273
Overall: 634/21985
Performance: Good
M1 - 8:00 M2 - 7:50 M3 - 7:45 M4 - 7:27 M5 - 7:24 M6 - 7:30 M7 - 7:22 M8 - 7:17 M9 - 7:15 M10 - 7:34 M11 - 8:02 (hilly, windy, hit a slight wall here) M12 - 7:35 M13 - 7:21 last 10th - :41
Course: Flat until mile 9. Mile 11 had a couple of hills and was windy for most of the stretch. I hit a slight wall during 11 running an 8:02, the slowest of the race. Once I hit the top of the hill and got some fluids, I was able to get back on pace. Nutrition was good. Gel 30m prior to race and somewhere between mile 5 & 6. Took in liquid at every stop (even if only a sip).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2009-01-18 9:31 PM

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Subject: PFChang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Mary (Swank!)

2009-01-19 11:16 AM
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Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
Great job yesterday, strong finish!
2009-01-19 11:19 AM
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Congrats on beating 1:40, that's awesome! You will do great in the full next year!
2009-01-20 10:23 AM
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Great race and good luck next year!
2009-01-20 11:37 AM
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You were incredibly fast! What corral were you in?
2009-01-21 5:48 PM
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Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon

teachertrek - 2009-01-20 10:37 AM You were incredibly fast! What corral were you in?

Corral 4 -- In hindsight, I was way too conservative with the time I put down when I registered.  It caused some problems because I had to weave around too much traffic up until mile 9 or so.   Lessons learned for next time....

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