Vasque Golden Leaf Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Aspen, Colorado
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 45m 31s
Overall Rank = 582/791
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 82/128
Pre-race routine:

Got up early, ate a bagel with peanut butter, drank some coffee, met Heidi McGuire at Catherine store for the ride up to Snowmass.
Event warmup:

Got in line with the rest and hoped for the best!
Run
  • 2h 45m 31s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

Hard run, narrow single track not a lot of room to pass, just focused on not falling, and run as much as I could, walked a lot of the up hill.
What would you do differently?:

be more agressive on the passing, I could have ran a lot faster than I did, but just got too comfortable.
Post race
Warm down:

Laid down for a few minutes after the finish, then tried to keep moving and stretching, calves and feet were cramping pretty good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not agressive enough on the passing, need to work on some up hill walking, running for that first mile. I've been doing hill repeats, just need to do some training on the steeper stuff.

Event comments:

Need more/different food at the end, sandwich didn't have any meat in it, the only post race beverage was water and beer, the only post race food was the BBQ, which was pasta salad, sandwhich, chips and some watermelon. Need something a little hardier.




Last updated: 2010-08-11 12:00 AM
Running
02:45:31 | 13.1 miles | 12m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 82/128
Overall: 582/791
Performance: Good
Course: uphill start for about 1500' elevation gain in the first 1.5 miles, rolling downhill after that until the last 1.5 miles, where it is flat.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3