SKUNK CABBAGE CLASSIC - RunHalf Marathon


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Ithaca, New York
United States
Finger Lakes Running Club
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 38m
Overall Rank = 79/239
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 204/55
Pre-race routine:

coffee. oatmeal. water.drive up passing slow drivers on rt. 79
Event warmup:

light jogging
Run
  • 1h 38m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Came out pretty slowly. Ran with Kevin from Sydney who I met at the forks 15k. Was on auto pilot through six or seven though at that point I was starting to feel stiffness in my legs...leftover from the 15k? The track day? Thought I tapered pretty well for this. Kevin and Ken from Syracuse dropped me around the nine mile mark. I know when to say when and didn't feel bad about that at all. Keeping my eye on the future. Was able to stay "present" and really enjoy it, though I was hurting a bit at the end. Accomplished my goals of not getting injured and having fun.
What would you do differently?:

Train more! How many of us say that after our races. Do the best you can with the time "life" gives you.
Post race
Warm down:

bagel, bananna, g-ade. Chatting with other runners.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough training. My first time running this distance as a stand alone running race. Third time in my life I've run this distance period.Still expected more out of myself. Next time!

Event comments:

Great running community in the Ithaca, NY area. Some fantastic athletes. Also a 10k that morning and the national level guys came out for it. Gusting winds at time that stood everybody up. Tucked and drafted as best I could.




Last updated: 2010-01-25 12:00 AM
Running
01:38:00 | 13.1 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/55
Overall: 79/239
Performance: Average
7.54 6.56 6.55 7.31 7.13 7.31 7.19 8.07 6.31 7.50 8.04 7.29 7.46 .52
Course: few flat sections interspersed with mild to moderate grades. one big momma hill around mile 9/10.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3