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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
United States
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 04m 8s
Overall Rank = 92/259
Age Group = F 45-49
Age Group Rank = 5/19
Pre-race routine:

1/2 bagel with honey 2 1/2 hours before and chews 15 minutes before.
Run
  • 2h 04m 8s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

34/134 Women
What would you do differently?:

It was ridiculously hot and humid even in the morning. It hit 93 later in the day. The heat was my limiter today. I was pretty good until about mile 11, then things just fell apart! I did a lot of bargaining with myself to finish!! While my time was not what I had hoped for, I still feel like finishing running my hardest was quite an accomplishment today!
Post race
Warm down:

Had 2 bottles of water and rung my shirt out! Tom had driven down the hill to watch the finish so he drove me back up. Had more water and gatorade and some snacks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat!

Event comments:

This is a fun run on the trail. The downhill the first mile is awesome! I will do this race every chance I get!




Last updated: 2016-09-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:04:08 | 13.1 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/19
Overall: 92/259
Performance: Average
Course: Down hill for first mile then out and back on the Montour Trail, ending at the bottom of the hill.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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