Wildcat Mountain 1/2 Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Highlands Ranch, Colorado
United States
Highlands Ranch Community Association
36F / 2C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 14m 30s
Overall Rank = 137/235
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got to the race 45 mins before...
Event warmup:

Sat in the car debating what to wear...too much too little...it was cold but we would be running. Took a gel 5 mins before start, more on that later.
Run
  • 2h 14m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

It was fun considering I only decided to do it 3 weeks ago. Very challenging course but off road so interesting. The plan was to go slow..and I carried that out to perfection. I did walk the hill from mile 10-11 up a steep ridge but managed to run most of it. Its been 27 years between half marathons for me and it may be 27 more before I do another!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe train some more if I decide to do it again. It is a very challenging course.
Post race
Warm down:

Pizza - gatorade and a walk to the car

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Old legs

Event comments:

Good race




Last updated: 2009-11-15 12:00 AM
Running
02:14:00 | 13.1 miles | 10m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/235
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly - surely what goes up must go down. The annoying part were the "bumps" for mountain bikers. This run was on trails that are mixed use but the bumps were every 20 yards or so in some places and highly annoying since we were going up hill already! First 7 miles were up hill then a break then a cruel down and up the same ridge in the last 4 miles.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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