Wounded Warriors Run & Relay - RunOther


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Canyon Lake/ New Braunfels, Texas
United States
VFW
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 32m 29s
Overall Rank = 16/59
Age Group = Open
Age Group Rank = 11/37
Pre-race routine:

got up at 5 drove to ACR's house. He drove to the finish line and we were there at 0710. Picked up stuff and got the bus ride to the start line. At the start location it became horribly disorganized. Run began at 845 way late
Event warmup:

Walked around and stretched
Run
  • 2h 32m 29s
  • 17.23 miles
  • 08m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Started faster than planned d2 ACR wanting to run a faster pace than I planned. Decided to keep up with him. Worked good. No water first 5K, poor support. At 10K they finally had bottles of water. Vols had the lids off to be helpful but I needed one for the road. It was like I was asking for gold nuggets when I asked for an unopened one. After I had water with me I could push a little harder. 12/17 mi sub 9 min pace slowest mi was 3 @ 9:07. Could not keep this pace for much longer. Legs got very heavy at the 16.75 mi point. Just pushed to the end. It was nice catching all the relay runners
What would you do differently?:

Start slightly slower....8:30s are tooo fast for this distance. At the marathon I am going to have to run my race not his. I need to make the sub 4 goal this time so I don't have to do another one for a while.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and got my endurox then finally found ACR, ate and drove home. Took a nap and now my legs are like stones!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of water and my weight. Gotta drop 5# in the next 2 months.

Event comments:

Would have given a 2 if there had been as few water stops on the back half as there were in the beginning.




Last updated: 2009-08-10 12:00 AM
Running
02:32:29 | 17.23 miles | 08m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/37
Overall: 37/59
Performance: Good
155 average 8:31, 8:36, 8:44, 9:05, 9:03, 8:46, 8:44, 8:54, 8:32, 8:55, 8:57, 9:07, 9:07, 8:59, 9:07, 8:58, 8:19, 1:47 (.23 mi)
Course: Long one way from New Braunfels to Canyon lake. Front half fairly flat, back half hilly!
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3