Canyonlands Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Moab, Utah
United States
Rim Rock Roadrunners
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 05m 4s
Overall Rank = 1700/3282
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 72/170
Pre-race routine:

Slept fairly well, woke up at about 6:30, ate a bagel with peanut butter, drank some coffee and water, then we walked about 3 blocks to where they loaded the busses. Took the bus to the start of the 1/2, got there about 2 hours before the start. It was very cold and in the shade and a little breezy, huddled up in the rocks to get out of the wind, drank a little more water and went to the bathroom a couple of times, took off my sweats and put them in the sweat wagon and headed for the starting line
Event warmup:

Warm up consisted of trying to keep warm, moving around a little bit, couldn't wait to start running as it was very cold.
Run
  • 2h 05m 4s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

I probalby didn't drink or eat enough, I carried my water and only drank about half of it, I carried some shot blocks but only ate about 3 of them. I passed all of the aid stations without taking anything. I felt really good through the first 8-9 miles, had a good pace going, was sad to leave the canyon because I knew the highway was going to be the hardest part. It was slightly up hill and I was out of gas. I just kept telling myself to keep running, finally finished, but had no kick, and no gas left.
What would you do differently?:

try to eat a little more and drink a little more.
Post race
Warm down:

Just got some fluids in me, and tried to keep moving a little.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I trained pretty well for this race, probably better than my other 2 half's. Longest runs were 2-14 milers, I probably need to work on some speed work and hill training before the next one, I need to figure out how to "finish" with out running out of gas.

Event comments:

Good race, I hope to do again.




Last updated: 2009-10-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:05:04 | 13.1 miles | 09m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 72/170
Overall: 1700/3282
Performance: Good
Course: Course is mostly down hill with a few rollers and one fairly big hill at about the 9 mile mark, the hill looked a lot bigger than it really was. The first 11 miles are in a beautiful red rock canyon, and the last 2 miles are on a dusty old highway going into town, ending at a park.
Keeping cool Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4