Staten Island Half Marathon

Raw Notes

First three were fast (esp 3)
It was a little warm, starting sweating at 2
New fuel strategy, Caff gel at start and 2, then normal ones at 4,7,10
That worked great, never felt like bonking
Walked through water at 5k, then the last two gel breaks
Lots of sun on my left
Nice wind on the turnaround, but also lost steam on that uphill (expected)
Walked the water at 7, started feeling my quads (bad omen)
probably didn’t need water at 10, I should have just taken my gel
Hamstrings were feeling overworked, then my quads towards the end
Wasted a couple minutes because of this and lost momentum
Final bridge was tough, and seeing a small climb the last quarter mile was very demoralizing
Ended up walking, big mistake since my legs were shot
Finished in 2:16:57

Overall, I was in a lot more control than Brooklyn
Cardio was always comfortable, but I should have eased off in the first half
I like this fueling strategy, but getting tired of Maurten (ended up holding in my mouth for a bit)
Time to hit the gym, fell off on this
I think I would have hit my goal if I was consistent leading up to this