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Comments: The hills caught me off guard, having never run the course. People traffic in the beginning 2 miles was terrible. This race had timed and un-timed runners. The timed runners lined-up as usual, by expected pace. The un-timed were "supposed" to line up behind the timed and start 5 minutes later. This did not happen. I never had any illusions of placing in this event but I would have liked to run my pace for the first segment without constantly slowing down for groups of people walking. Due to the weather, I wore one layer too many on the top - the last three miles were pretty warm. Took a gel at the 4.5 mile mark as planned with water - worked out perfect. Forgot to charge my iPod, and did not realize it was dead until I was already running - so i got to wear it the whole time just for fun! What would you do differently?: Line-up closer to the front. Wear less clothes. Use a bottle belt for gels and some water - I tend to inhale the water out of a cup and choke myself. Make sure to pack all my supplements. Post race
Warm down: Walking around looking for my wife - does that count? It did help me cool down and stay loose. What limited your ability to perform faster: Didn't train for the hills. Event comments: There should be more control on the starting line-up to minimize the intermingling of casual walkers from the runners (at least the timed vs. the un-timed). A side from that traffic, it was an overall well organized race. Had a lot of fun and hope to make it a tradition. Last updated: 2010-11-26 12:00 AM
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United States
T. Boone Pickens YMCA
50F / 10C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 2020/3657
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 186/291
We had to travel to this race and spend the night away from home prior to... In haste, I forgot all of my pre-workout supplements that I am used to training with.
Up early, very small breakfast. Hour drive to event, arrived 1.5 hrs before start.
Weather - Overcast, damp air and breezy. A cold front was blowing in with the temp dropping through the race to below 45.
Left the
Light jog around the complex nothing special