portland half-marathon - RunOther


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portland, Oregon
United States
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 01m 4s
Overall Rank = 361/2247
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 32/199
Pre-race routine:

up at 4:30, walked the dog quickly, ate 1/2 a salt bagel and drank 1/2 a cup of coffee and a glass of water. drove to the max, max downtown, waited in a parking garage cuz it was POURING, by the time we hit the start line we were SOAKED

Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 2h 01m 4s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

well. i felt pretty crappy for a bunch of the race. it was a combo of being drenched before we even hit the start line (including squishy shoes) and not bringing 2 gels with me (wrongly assumed they'd have gels out there) i needed a second one at mile 9 but had gummy bears instead whcih didn't digest well.
What would you do differently?:

not sure, all the things i could control i did, but being sick this week and then being soaked and running on a super boring uninspiring course with no spectators at the end really added up for me. i'm really glad i had a 1/2 PR in july because this one wasn't one. i don't think i'll sign up for this 1/2 again needless to say (it was the 1st time for the 1/2 and definitely didn't live up to my experience of the full)

Post race
Warm down:

candy, string cheese and 1/2 a bagel and OJ at the end, walked to the max tried to walk around while waiting for the train. came home and took a hot shower to warm back up.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

sciatica, not having any friends or family or mark there to watch, being miserable in the rain.

Event comments:

because of the course i had to give it an average, everythign else was great.




Last updated: 2010-10-14 12:00 AM
Running
02:01:04 | 13.1 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/199
Overall: 0/2247
Performance:
Course: the course for the 1/2 was TERRIBLE. boring, ugly, etc. but the worst part was feeling like i was all by myself out there for the last 2-3 miles-- not many other runners around and zero spectators until you hit the finish chute.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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