Geisinger Humdinger Trail Challenge - RunOther


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Danville, Pennsylvania
United States
River Town Race Series
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 23m
Overall Rank = 304/305
Age Group = 36-40
Age Group Rank = 39/39
Pre-race routine:

Woke up somewhat late, so I couldn't make my usual eggs with spinach. Settled for a sheetz breakfast sandwich on the way.
Event warmup:

Park and register, walk to the pig barn, find various friends that were running. Take pictures while I was still smiling.
Run
  • 2h 23m
  • 7.1 miles
  • 20m 08s  min/mile
What would you do differently?:

Be a mountain goat. That's about it.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being a large man and not a small rabbit.

Event comments:

Having frat guys in costumes with beads and beer at the two aid stations: awesome.

I'll run in the woods again, but the narrowness of these trails made me think twice about a similar event.

Also, the "easiest" final obstacle choice, the hay bales, could have been the most dangerous for a person who lost their balance. If I went backwards, I would have been dead or paralyzed, or at least several broken bones.


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Last updated: 2011-10-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:23:00 | 07.1 miles | 20m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 39/39
Overall: 304/305
Performance: Below average
Course: For goats. I mean, I get the whole philosophy on why trail running is better, and I love to be in the woods. But man, I twisted my good ankle three times, never ran up or down on the wooded hill section, and worried about falling to serious injury about 65% of the time.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]