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Race Reports for Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Marathon 2010

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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The bands were fun and the support from volunteers and spectators was great, but the course was not very scenic for a destination race. The merge with the half-marathon course at mile 10 was poorly planned - the half-marathoners were at mile 5, so they were running at a much slower pace. The post-race scene was dismal, with runners and spectators packed into a trash-strewn parking lot with almost no shade.
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  • Comments: I like the new course! I enjoyed seeing Balboa Park and Petco Park in the early part of the race. The real meat and potatoes of the race is flat. Fiesta Island is as mentally challenging as the flood channel of the old course. The sun came out on mile 12 for me and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. I had to run on the grass a few times on the Mission Bay sidewalk because that's where I felt strong and many were starting to fall off pace. I really had to suck it up the last 3 miles but only fell off pace by 30 seconds and still barely made it under 4 hours. I missed my PB by under a minute but I'm happy with it because of the heat. I'm happy with my modified training plan and I feel that my next marathon I can follow the same low mileage/higher intensity training. I'll be doing more swimming, biking and strength training to improve fitness and body composition.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The race was good, the post race needs some work. Not sure what they can do to get everybody out of the area more efficiently.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This race was better than some of the other RnR's I've done. The bands, especially on the first half of the course, were much better than other races I've been at that advertise Bands (RnR, Austin). So, that was nice--but there were some "lonely" areas for the marathoners. I disliked merging back with the 1/2 marathoners cause it meant your faster marathoners merging with your much slower 1/2 marathoners--that was not so great considering only "cones" kept us apart (which mean marathoners stayed right, and 1/2 Marathoners went wherever they pleased.) Canted road sucks. They could've used a bit more post-race food and beverage options, and a better location than a giant parking lot. It used to end at a big field at the MCRD, much easier for taking a little recovery break on some grass vs. a nasty parking lot. But, still, an enjoyable race. Not sure if I'd race the full on it again, but maybe the half. I LOVE So-Cal weather and will be glad to live here. I hate Fiesta Island for running,
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Good race. Would absolutely consider doing it again, in fact would like to see what I could do on this course well trained.
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