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P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Elite Racing Inc.
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 04m 29s
Overall Rank = 5189/21985
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 411/
Pre-race routine:

Get all my clothes out and ready the night before, get any nutrition covered.
Event warmup:

Show up
Run
  • 2h 04m 29s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

The goal was to run sub 2:10 or right around 10 minute/miles. Started off with Sean and were too slow, made up for it on the next and then with all the running around people the pace got a bit faster. I felt good as my splits show up until Mile 11. I was actually in some pain and discomfort at 5 but pushed through it. At 11 I stopped at water stations and walked through them, I knew I was going to have to walk but wanted to make sure I was making the most out of it so I waited for water stations. My stomach wasn't feeling good and my legs were shot. I struggled through 11 and 12 and just committed to finishing strong. I found a couple rabbits to chase and then just got in a rythm and finished. My legs were shot though and my knees hurt. It was definitely a mind over matter race at the end and for not training since before Thanksgiving I'm happy with the results.
What would you do differently?:

Train
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training, not planning better or at least not following through with my plan for nutrition.




Last updated: 2008-12-03 12:00 AM
Running
02:04:29 | 13.1 miles | 09m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/21985
Performance: Average
Here is my race data, I had that I did it in 2:04:26 so pretty close. Mile 1: 10:30.61 Mile 2: 9:30.18 Mile 3: 9:13.23 Mile 4: 9:18.22 Mile 5: 9:17.44 Mile 6: 9:04.52 Mile 7: 9:04.36 Mile 8: 9:19.48 Mile 9: 8:49.92 Mile 10: 8:54.26 Mile 11: 10:56.18 Mile 12: 11:25.15 Mile 13: 8:16.33 Mile 13.2: 46.47
Course:
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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Subject: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon


2009-01-19 11:13 AM
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Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
Pretty solid race for not having trained like you would have liked! Great job out there!
2009-01-19 11:16 AM
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Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
Nice job Zachy!
2009-01-20 10:31 PM
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Subject: RE: P. F. Chang's Rock 'N' Roll Arizona Half Marathon
Awesome to see you running again - - great time for a 1/2 considering how you feel you trained
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