Boston Prep 16 Miler - RunOther


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Derry, New Hampshire
United States
Greater Derry Track Club
30F / -1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 10h 00m
Overall Rank = 64/705
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 17/139
Pre-race routine:

Ate a pre race meal of Oatmeal. Had 1/2 a peanut butter and bananna sandwich 1 hour before the race. Might have eaten too much. Had some stomach cramps during the race.
Event warmup:

18 minutes of easy running. Didn't want to get too sweaty, so my clothes wouldn't be wet for the race and cause me to cool off.
Run
  • 1h 53m 47s
  • 16 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I paniced a bit after the first mile at 8 min, descided to pick up the pace and the second mile was 6:17. Ugh it turns out the first mile was likely long and the second mile was short. I settled in and tried to pick a comfortably hard pace. The miles through 10 went by pretty easy and without much discomfort. I was feeling that my fitness was much better than I'd anticipated. The hills in miles 10-12 are always very challenging, and affect you physically and spiritually, the desire to race hard after them is greatly diminished. I just tried to focus and relax for the last 4 miles and felt I kept a respectable pace, and didn't implode at any point during the race.
What would you do differently?:

Do some runs at my target race pace, so I could get a better feel from mile 1 what it should feel like. Work on more hilly runs, did some, but I don't think you can ever do enough for a course like this.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to school, for food and water. Fatigue and cold, didn't really need a warm down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Carrying about 10 pounds more than I should. Training seriously for about 3 months, in a year or more I'll have adapted more. My pacing in the first several miles was inconsistent, and it took. I sort of forgot I was racing and not just doing a long run at the beginning. The significant hills require special training.

Event comments:

A well run and organized race particularly impressive how many volunteers they get for a 16 mile race in Jan in NH.




Last updated: 2009-11-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:53:47 | 16 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/139
Overall: 64/705
Performance: Good
64 340 Michael Urquiola M 42 MELROSE MA 65 34:57 7:00 58 1:09:49 6:59 62 1:33:22 7:08 1:53:47 7:07 1 8:07 2 6:17 3 6:23 4 6:39 5 7:25 34:53 6 6:38 7 6:59 8 6:39 9 6:55 10 7:39 1:09:45 11 7:55 12 8:02 13 6:52 14 7:04 15 7:15 1:46:55 16 6:49
Course: This is a very hilly course particularly in miles 10-12. The first several miles are mostly down hill, which softens your legs up for the serious hills to come.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5