Wine Country Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Napa, California
United States
Destination Races
100F / 38C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 40s
Overall Rank = 58/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/119
Pre-race routine:

Parked at the high school and took the bus to the start line.
Event warmup:

light jog and some stride outs, kissed the wife for good luck (for both of us)
Run
  • 1h 35m 40s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

First run since my injury. Mileage is really low and went in as a fun race. Held pace until mile 9 and fell off. Just what I expected for the day. Recovered very well.
What would you do differently?:

Mileage.
Post race
Warm down:

First post race massage. I believe it made a big difference in my recovery.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training for this race.

Event comments:

Expo sucked. $10 to park to pick up your bib or hunt in an area with limited parking. Nothing really at packet pickup to speak of. Course was nice, through vineyards and rolling hills. Finish line was great. Wine tasting, band, nice park area and overall good time. They had some descent wines too!!




Last updated: 2009-07-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:40 | 13.1 miles | 07m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/119
Overall: 58/
Performance: Average
Course: .5 mile hill right in the beginning then rolling the rest of the way. Much hotter this year than last year. Aid stations every 2 miles with water and HEED. No nutrition due to litter worries.
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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] 4