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Philadelphia Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 53m 20s
Overall Rank = 535/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 56/138
Pre-race routine:

Peanut butter on eaglish muffin and my infinit drink
Event warmup:

Some light stretching
Run
  • 1h 53m 20s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

I was hoping to PR this race by 5 mins (1:50). Got up late but thank god I normally wake up so early it was like waking up on time.
I had a strategy of running an easy first 5 miles, then running a faster next 5 miles and then the last 3 miles would be even faster, this race plan has worked for me my last two half marathons.
First and second part of the plan went well, but then around mile 10 I couldn’t run any faster, I have been battling a hip flexor for the past 4 weeks, and it was really killing me from mile 10 on. I tried like heck to pick up the pace but my legs weren’t having it, so I just ran the best I could and hoped for the best. I crossed the line with a new PR, I didn’t take 5 mins off my PR, but it was good to know if I was 100% it wouldn’t have been a problem.

What would you do differently?:

i did the best i did with my hip flexor issues.
Post race
Warm down:

walking and eating, some light stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my own body

Event comments:

You would think a big city would put on a big time event, but they don't. The course didn't have enough water stations or volunteers to fill the aid stations, the aid stations weren't on good spots on the course. The mile markers were tough to spot and they were even in the right locations on the course. They could good do an overall better job of putting on the race, with all that said i am sure i'll be back again.




Last updated: 2006-11-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:20 | 13.1 miles | 08m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/138
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: flat with some hill from mile 7 to 10, then back to flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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2006-11-20 4:16 PM

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Subject: Philadelphia Marathon


2006-11-20 6:16 PM
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Champion
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Subject: RE: Philadelphia Marathon
A lot of my friends ran Philly this weekend, (Picture a 50+ person FE from another forum) and I think it was pretty much unanimous. The Race Organization really sucked.

Sounds to me like you made the best of some tough circumstances on top of a pretty painful niggle (The Hip Flexor) to crank a great PR.

I too have run races with Hip Flexor Strains and it is definitely not easy to block out the pain.

Good On Ya
2006-11-20 9:39 PM
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Veteran
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Columbus, Ohio
Subject: RE: Philadelphia Marathon

I ran Philly as well this year, and I agree the race organization sucked.  I'm happy I was able to find my bag at the 'baggage check'.

Glad you did well during your race considering your hip flexor issues!

2006-11-21 9:42 AM
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Subject: RE: Philadelphia Marathon

Nice job!  Congrats on the PR!

Bummer they didn't do a better job with organization.  I really enjoyed the marathon last year and I'm sure I'll do it again, but I agree that they could upgrade their performance.

2006-11-21 10:18 AM
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Subject: RE: Philadelphia Marathon
Congrats on the new PR!
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