Calgary Police Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Calgary City Police
2C / 36F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 41s
Overall Rank = 110/1829
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 34/307
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6:30, poptart, some shreddies and a fruit bar.

Temps were just above 0 but the snow had mostly cleared from the asphalt surfaces. So I went with an underarmor base, long tech, tights, running cap. Cold standing around but was perfect for the race.

Event warmup:

Jog around the parking lot for 5 mins, then potty.

Too much time dicking around meeting up with people, was late to the start.

Run
  • 1h 35m 41s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 04m 32s  min/km
Comments:

Marathon at the end of May, first time running with no fuel belt. Can't say I liked it - there's something about being able to drink when I want, and what I want. Pace was good. Some people hate the watches, I find mine makes me work harder.

I really feel the stamina/endurance now. Happy hill (the steep incline to get out of the valley) was a good run up, where before I had to walk. Once at the top the crowd and the bagpipers really motivated me to keep up the pace the whole time.

I hate the last few kms since they are all slightly uphill, and there's no relief. I really tried to push to 4:00 pace but this time it was the legs saying "No sir, not today" rather than usually the mind being a wuss bitching about the pain. I still managed to pass a hoarde of people and had a good solid sprint finish but it wasn't stupid 100m dash fast like before.

What would you do differently?:

Take the 2 bottles for the half, 4 for the full. Extra weight but I think it will be net worth it.
Post race
Warm down:

Light stretching, 250ml choco milk immediately, bottle of that new G2 water stuff (not bad!)



What limited your ability to perform faster:

Harder course, very busy single bike path in places, limited tempo/threshold work.


Event comments:

In 08 ran 1:55 for 583/1892

In 09 a 1:40 for 193/1833

In 10 it was a 1:35 for 110/1829

So maybe for 11 I might be knocking on that 1:30 door. I will need to start doing some better workouts though rather than just running to get the logs up.



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Last updated: 2010-01-31 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:41 | 21.1 kms | 04m 32s  min/km
Age Group: 34/307
Overall: 110/1829
Performance: Good
Avg HR: 160 New garmin set on lap every km, checked pace to make sure staying under 4:30. A few hillier areas pushed me a bit below. Course about 250m long according to the Garmin which means spent too much time zigzagging around people.
Course: Mt Royal College down the old res dam (slightly downhill) then rolling hills around the res, then down into Weaselhead then up happy hill (quite steep, the crusher) then back slightly uphill all the way back to start.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4