Rock and Roll Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Washington, District of Columbia
United States
Competitor Group
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 4h 09m 37s
Overall Rank = 15172/15216
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 798/799
Event warmup:

park and walk to metro. walk to VIP hotel. Sit in warm room with food. VIP is nice. I recommend it.
Run
  • 4h 09m 37s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 19m 03s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first run since having abdominal surgery in January. I was supposed to avoid strenuous activity for 6-8 weeks. That's a limit of 56 days. I ran this on day 57 after my surgery. I was just out there to run/walk/run/walk/walk/walk/hike and finish the thing before the SAG Wagon.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to VIP tent and enjoyed all that it had to offer.

Event comments:

RnR has had some bad press for back of packers like me, but I had a great experience. For this race I never went past an aid station that was empty. Lots of course support and I was nearly dead last. The VIP upgrade was totally worth it.

I don't recommend running long after an 8 week hiatus following gut surgery. But sometimes you just have to see what you can do. It had been over a year since my last big race.




Last updated: 2015-03-16 12:00 AM
Running
04:09:37 | 13.1 miles | 19m 03s  min/mile
Age Group: 798/799
Overall: 15172/15216
Performance:
Course: mostly flat with one beast of a hill then some rollers in the college area before coming back down to sea level. In the college neighborhoods there were a few parties going on with djs, signs, and beer. I did indeed "run like Phoebe" and I took about 3 oz of beer.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5