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Comments: Based on my cross-country times from 2014, I had hoped to finish under 28 minutes, but this course was hillier than most of the others, and I did not. Because of the varied terrain, it was impossible to pace myself by speed, but I did try to regulate my effort level. In such a short race, the idea is to go out hard (I thought at the time I was going a bit harder than intended); then after the first mile, go even harder (judging by my HR data, I did do that); and after 2.5 miles, go ahead & knock myself out (I did that also, especially the last 100 yards or so when I could see the finish clock and really really wanted to get in under 30 minutes). I do confess to walking up about the last third of both of the bigger hills. I used my sideways crab-run to run up as far as I did. I managed to not get lost only because of the course monitors at each junction knowing which loop I was on and insisting I go the right way. For the first mile I was following 2 other runners, but then I passed them and could see no one ahead of me. For awhile everything looked unfamiliar and I was sure I had gone off course, not a happy feeling. What would you do differently?: Can't I learn to turn on that maximum finishing effort a little bit sooner? To dig just that much deeper? To race like someone's on my heels when they're not? Also if I do a course this complicated again, I'll try to arrive early enough to walk the entire thing in advance.  Post race
Warm down: Walked around a bit, drank some Recoverite, jogged about 10 minutes, ate 1/2 Recovery bar & a banana. Lay down on the grass to roll & stretch. Looking up at a rare blue sky, endorphins flooding, I was 100% happy to be alive and in that moment. It's what it's about. What limited your ability to perform faster: My training has really been geared towards building a base for next year's events, not specifically geared to these short fast races. They're just for fun, and to train myself to really push the boundaries. Event comments: A person really couldn't ask for a more perfect fall day, a more perfectly lovely location, or a more perfect activity. It's why I love cross-country. Profile Album Last updated: 2015-10-03 12:00 AM
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United States
Genessee Valley Harriers
64F / 18C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 62/66F
Age Group = F60-69
Age Group Rank = 6/6
Oatmeal/yogurt/raisins at 5 am. Coffee ( 2 cups half/caff.)
At 8:30 am, 1/2 Hammer Bar & 1/2 cup beet juice with 1/2 cup V8 purple. At 10:30, just before warmup run, ate Hammer caffeinated gel.
Got to park about 9:30 am. Enjoyed socializing with my teammates & made some new friends. Walked around much of the course and found it well marked but confusing for someone like me lacking in spacial intelligence. Formed a secondary goal to not get so far behind I couldn't see the next closest runner.
At about 10:15, did Cannonball dynamic stretching routine. Then ran easy about 10 minutes plus 3 x 30" accelerations with 90" jogging recoveries. Race started at 11:00