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Saddleback Memorial Half Marathon - Run


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Laguna Hills, CA
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 26s
Overall Rank = 95/1318
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/116
Pre-race routine:

Up 2.5 hours before race, normal light breakfast and fluids.
Event warmup:

Light running/stretching
Run
  • 1h 36m 26s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a blast as my perceived effort was very comfortable all day. This is my second best half marathon time ever, and I probably could have set a PR had I gone out with that in mind. I accomplished my goal of a negative splitting this race, and am very pleased with the effort. I had a great time "picking" off other racers, and from mile 7 was not passed by anyone.
What would you do differently?:

Only thing is that if a PR was real important, I should have "gone for it". I did this race following a Saturday 64 Mile Bike ride on tough terrain, so I thought being conservative was the best approach.
Post race
Warm down:

Short jog on the grass, light stretching. Jumped in my pool for 15 minutes, and iced my knees.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I took it out at an easy pace, and ran a negative split. My last miles were uphill, and I ran them stronger than the rest!

Event comments:

This is a nice race on Memorial Day. I was pleased with this effort, especially since I rode 64 Miles on Saturday.




Last updated: 2005-04-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:36:26 | 13.1 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/116
Overall: 95/1318
Performance: Good
Ran negative split on a tough course.
Course: Nice course that is primarily downhill for the first 6 miles, then has some rollers, and is a tough uphill for the last 5 miles. Not much relief from the hills.
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] 4

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2005-05-30 6:01 PM

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Subject: Saddleback Memorial Half Marathon

2005-05-30 6:18 PM
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Subject: RE: Saddleback Memorial Half Marathon
You are right... you are FAST....
Great way of spending the holiday...  congratulations on your race....

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2005-06-01 12:53 PM
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Subject: RE: Saddleback Memorial Half Marathon

It must feel even better knowing that you had the big ride on Saturday.  Do you wonder how fast you could run if you weren't training for tris?  Maybe you already tried that.  Looks like you're about ready for some big races.  Good control of your pace and effort.  Race management was probably more important than the PR.  Great outing!

I'm still glad you're not in my AG!

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