Emerald Bay Trail Run - RunOther


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Lake Tahoe, California
United States
Big Blue Adventure
72F / 22C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 05m 4s
Overall Rank = 9/63
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1/10
Pre-race routine:

Only had a powerbar for breakfast, not much routine just arrive, warm-up and race.
Event warmup:

Running and scouting along some of the trails near the start
Run
  • 1h 05m 4s
  • 7.5 miles
  • 08m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

The race start was on a ridge overlooking this incredible view of Emerald Bay. As we waited for the gun, a rain squall descended from the mountains and sprinkled on us for a few minutes. Then, as the gun fired, the clouds cleared and left a perfect rainbow ending in the bay. Spectacular!
What would you do differently?:

Hard to pace properly given the somewhat unknown terrain and the altitude. Without training at altitude, probably hard to do much about that.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Altitude!

Event comments:

Small, low-key event, but very well done.




Last updated: 2010-07-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:05:04 | 07.5 miles | 08m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/10
Overall: 9/63
Performance: Average
Course: Point to Point race from Emerald Bay to DL Bliss State Park and Beach. Fairly hilly, mostly moderate and long grades, but there were some sections of granite stair steps and very tight switchback climbing. Some tricky footing but mostly fast.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4