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Comments: Well I haven't run in a couple of weeks per doctors orders, I have an ear infection but I wanted to run this race anyway. My ear was better and I figured one race wasn't too excessive. It was cold! My goal for this race is to break 30min's. To do that on this course I need to train for the hills, which I haven't done and to have good conditions which I haven't had the last couple of years. I started off on a pretty quick pace with the strong winds at my back and going downhill to the entrance and kept a good pace thru the first mile and half. At that point we head into the wind and up a series of bigger uphill runs and it zapped my energy pretty good. I kept a decent but slower pace thru mile 3 and was able to pick up the pace as the wind was blocked. Also at this time the sun broke thru the clouds and with no wind I was getting hot with all my layers on. I started sweating just in time for the sun to disappear and the wind to return. The last mile was taking forever and the last 1/2 mile was uphill and into the wind. I think it took me 10 min's to get to the finish line. Ok, maybe not 10 min's but the last uphill was tough. What would you do differently?: Hill training but that is difficult because my Tri-season ended early this year after Chicago's Tri in Auguest. I then took some time off and wasn't in the best of shape for this race at the end of November. I am also about 7lbs heavier than my race weight this past season. I still count this a a good race and run for me, I got out in cold and ran.  Post race
Warm down: Walked around the parking lot to catch my breath and cool down before I headed inside to check in after the race. What limited your ability to perform faster: Wind, wind, cold, wind and training Event comments: This race is in it's third year and I will continue to do it every year. It is growing every year, the first year had 50 people or so and this year was 275. Last updated: 2005-11-01 12:00 AM
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Fort Wayne Track Club
20F / -7C
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Overall Rank = 113/275
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 9/18
Well the routine for this race is the same as last year. Asking myself the night before if I am actually going to run this race. The last couple of years it has been our first snow of the year. However if it was just snow it wouldn't be a problem. Last year it was an ice storm and high winds and snow the night before, this year snow and high winds and the difference being that this year the winds didn't stop for the race. 20+ mph winds the entire race with wind chills around 5 degrees. My neighbors both backed out but I decided to run.
After checking in and calling Eric once I got to the race site to tell him it was packed. I couldn't believe the number of people especially as cold and windy as it was. I checked in and ran around the area for about 15 min's or so to try and get warmed up. It wasn't as slick as last year with the ice but the wind was biting cold.