Melissa's 22 km road race - Run


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Banff, Alberta
Canada
Running Room
3C / 37F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 47m 16s
Overall Rank = 111/1139
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 32/166
Event warmup:

Some light running and stretching. Temperature this year was very cool. Fine if you were in the sun but lining up at the start in the shade it was cold. Puddles were frozen over with a thick sheet of ice.
Run
  • 1h 47m 16s
  • 22 kms
  • 04m 53s  min/km
Comments:

Except for the cool temperatures it was another gorgeous day for a run in the Rockies.
What would you do differently?:

Run past 22 km in training.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking, stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cardio was good, muscles were getting sore in the last 5 km.

Event comments:

This was my 5th year running the half marathon (22km).
2001 - 1:51:45, 2002 - 1:45:12, 2003 - 1:47:23, 2004 - 1:51:19, 2005 - 1:47:16. Quite happy with my result and I attribute the 2nd fastest time for me to the improved cardio I've gotten through adding swimming and biking to my routine.

Cool t-shirt my wife saw before the race - "Life is simple. Swim, Bike, Run, Eat, Sleep."




Last updated: 2005-08-28 12:00 AM
Running
01:47:16 | 22 kms | 04m 53s  min/km
Age Group: 32/166
Overall: 111/1139
Performance: Good
Course: Start/Finish is in Banff Recreation Grounds. From the start you turn left and run below the Banff Springs Hotel. The waterfall will be to your left at the bottom of the hill. Loop around the Banff Springs Golf course and then past the falls once more. Back up the hill and then past the start/finish area and down into Johnsons Canyon. Seems to go down forever but it is deceiving. Turn around and come back to finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4