Cleveland Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Cleveland Marathon
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 54s
Overall Rank = 2349/7503
Age Group = 30 - 34
Age Group Rank = 250/535
Pre-race routine:

Nothing. Got to the course on time with Humphrey driving. Toilets at the stadium were inoperational. Made do.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 2h 03m 54s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt pretty good going into the race. However, the heat quickly sapped a lot of my strength. I stopped at every water station except the final one and didn't pee at all. Still missed my target time by almost 5 min, though.
What would you do differently?:

Train more distance. Train more hills. Maybe carry water to avoid having to stop at water stations.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing. Got some popsicles and waters and then some bad beer.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

More distance and hill training. The heat didn't help either.

Event comments:

No matter what I still love this race! Cleveland is a great city and this is an awesome way to experience it. Also, the medal is bad-ass and it is super impressive to be out running with 20,000 others.




Last updated: 2012-05-09 12:00 AM
Running
02:03:54 | 13.1 miles | 09m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 250/535
Overall: 2349/7503
Performance: Average
Course: One hell of a hill around mile 8 - 9 coming back into Ohio City past the APL. Another runner passed out on it. Rest of the course was pretty flat.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 5