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Comments: I started slowly, stayed with my pace group for a while and then caught up on the 2h15 pace group. I only stopped for water once, I carried two bottles with me along with one of Gatorade/HEED and a flask of Hammer Gel, I had one ounce every 45 minutes with water. I picked up the pace at kilometer 7. Everything went well up until kilometer 17 where I began to feel a little tired. From there on, I began to run 10 minutes, walk one. What would you do differently?: Nothing.  Post race
Warm down: Walked around the site, got my thermal blanket and stood in line for a massage. Things were moving rather quickly as there was a huge team of massage therapists and apprentices. I picked up my bag, drank my Endurox and had a bagel, a banana, and plenty of water. I walked back to my car - about a 15 minute walk - while chatting to my mom about how well I did on my first half-mary. I drove home, took a warm shower, stretched some more and went to bed for a 2hr nap. What limited your ability to perform faster: Being sick until one week before this event and perhaps not incorporating enough speed drills and hills during my run workouts. Event comments: I nailed my nutrition plan, there was no chance for me to bonk. I have no regrets for picking and running the Toronto half-mary but this race was too close to my last triathlon; getting sick shortly after my oly tri last month hindered my training. I would love to do this race again next year but since I am doing the Muskoka 70.3 next September, I will chose a half-mary that is 6 to 8 weeks after that event, possibly the Angus Glen half-marathon in November; this will allow enough time for me to properly recover from the HIM and train well for this race. The race organization was great; the cheerful crowds, volunteers and psyching team were fantastic. Even though this race was a "C" event, I am overall pleased with how I performed and did better than what I anticipated. I am beginning to love running! Last updated: 2006-12-25 12:00 AM
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Canada
The Toronto Marathon
8C / 46F
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Overall Rank = 2626/3494
Age Group = Women 40 - 44
Age Group Rank = 168/260
I didn't get a very restfull sleep, I was very excited to run my half-mary! I was awake at 4:15, wandered around my apartment, prepared my bag and had a big breakfast (1 small banana, 1 breakfast pita, almond butter, 3/4 cup of Vector cereal with 1/2 cup milk, a large cup of coffee and 2 cups water).
I left home at 6:00, drove downtown, parked right next to the hotel where the shuttle buses were waiting to take us to the starting point. I had a very relaxed and fun conversation with a woman who will be running the NYC marathon and she was all excited to find out this was my first half-mary; we chatted about her past runs, triathlons and how she would like to do a try-a-tri next year. I also ate a couple of raspberry bars and sipped on water during the ride.
I took the gear I needed and dropped my bag at the van.
I ran through the beautiful York cimetery - like a lot of other runners - for about 20 minutes, did a dynamic warmup and some static stretches. I hit the port-a-potty, sipped on my mixture of Gatorade and HEED and headed to the start line looking for my 2h30 pace bunny.