Race to Robie Creek - RunHalf Marathon


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Boise, Idaho
United States
Sail Toads
40F / 4C
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 29m 53s
Overall Rank = 1408/2309
Age Group = m 40-44
Age Group Rank = 135/174
Pre-race routine:

Not much ate a early breakfast and hydrated tell about 45 minutes from start.
Event warmup:

Walked around and kept moving.
Run
  • 2h 29m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

I was not fully prepared this year even though I beat last years time by a few minutes (2:47).

I had trained for most of the winter and up until the middle of march when training fell apart. Lost motivation and also found out that I am allergic to chlorine. I did an indoor swim in a chlorine poll and I had a bad reaction. this took a few weeks to recover from and I am still not 100% from it.

I felt strong for the first 6 miles then I started to loose my endurance. I could tell that my endurance was going to be my down fall. I was able to make the summit faster also 1:44:00.

I hit the wall around mile 11 and was able to work through it and was able to finish strong.
What would you do differently?:

I need to train more on hill mostly on the 3 miles before the top and get more long runs in.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and visited. Waited in line for the bus for 45 minutes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not having the endurance that I should have and lack of hill training

Event comments:

What a fun and painful race. I am still amazed that I have now done this race 2 times. It is one of the hardest races in the northwest, with 2500' gain and 1500' lose it is a beast. I need to some time show up to it and be ready for it.


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Last updated: 2007-12-17 12:00 AM
Running
02:29:53 | 13.1 miles | 11m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 135/174
Overall: 1408/2309
Performance: Below average
Forgot HR chest strap at home so no HR data.
Course: Up HILL for 8.4 Miles Then the rest down hill
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 5