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13.1 Marathon - Los Angeles - RunHalf Marathon


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Los Angeles, California
United States
13.1 Marathon
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 53m 7s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
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Pre-race routine:

NO breakfast, just a gel 3 minutes before the start.
Event warmup:

walked about 3/4 mile to race start and made it with about 2 minutes to spare before the gun
Run
  • 1h 53m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a PR so I am cool with it. Running faster has been helping, the long slow had its place, but I can clearly run in the 160-170's so perhaps my training at 150bpm and below was just too easy before. this feels more like a pace my body likes. actually less sore.

Regarding nutrition, this is the first race I didn't eat a good breakfast...I had nothing actually and felt fine with the pre race gel and mile 5 gel...no nutrition issues. no cramps either so perhaps a light stomach is the way to go for me at this distance.
What would you do differently?:

nothing, just right. looking forward to more PR's at this distance.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around ate Thai food and shaved ice

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing




Last updated: 2011-01-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:07 | 13.1 miles | 08m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
1-8:33 164 2-8:18 161 3-8:34 161 4-8:42 164 5-8:39 162 6-8:48 163 7-8:36 166 8-8:31 168 9-8:28 168 10-8:45 166 11-8:36 168 12-8:40 170 13-8:26 171 (garmin froze up with 12.84 so no finish data but i did speed up in the last .20)
Course: easy almost completly flat out and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
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Subject: 13.1 Marathon - Los Angeles

2011-01-19 7:55 AM
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Subject: RE: 13.1 Marathon - Los Angeles
Good job. You have correctly identified the key to training for a half. It's much more like training for a 10K than a marathon. You need more quality without the heavy volume.
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