The Huff 50k - RunUltra Marathon


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Huntington, Indiana
United States
30F / -1C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 6h 15m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got to the site after clearing a couple of inches of snow off my truck at the hotel- oh joy, what was to come. Ate a couple of Powerbars and drank some water while trying to stay warm before the start.
Event warmup:

Just that- trying to stay warm, literally. Not much, I had the first of three 10.8 mile loops to warm up!
Run
  • 6h 15m 15s
  • 32.4 miles
  • 11m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good for the first loop, running the entire thing except for a couple of hills that I couldn't run because people were walking up or down in front of me. Saw a couple of pretty good falls out there, especially on the last two loops. Went down myself once or twice, but nothing too bad. By the last six miles or so I had switched to a 4 minute run, two minute walk, but my run kept getting interrupted by hills, so that strategy was pretty choppy.
What would you do differently?:

Not wear gloves- by the end of the race they each must have weighed two pounds from all the sweat and snow/ ice, etc.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate some soup, TRIED to stretch out, then drove the four + hours home- not good as far as stiffening up in a major way!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Having never even done a stand alone marathon (only marathon was during the Beach2Battleship Iron race six weeks ago) I didn't know what to expect. But, I think I fared ok based on my inexperience.

Event comments:

This was tough! Two days later, and I feel much worse than two days removed from the Iron Distance race I did six weeks ago. Glad that my year is over!




Last updated: 2009-12-21 12:00 AM
Running
06:15:15 | 32.4 miles | 11m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: The course was a three loop affair with each loop being 10.8 miles- advertised as a 50K, but they were upfront in saying it was actually more- 32.4 miles. Snowy, icy, slushy, slippery trails with hills.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4