Run Wild Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Albert, Alberta
Canada
18C / 64F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 02m 53s
Overall Rank = 165/539
Age Group = F20-29
Age Group Rank = 32/87
Pre-race routine:

Up at 530 to drive into St. Albert. Paul Plakas led the pre-race stretch which was cool since he is one of my fav fitness gurus! Chatted to some friends at the start line.
Event warmup:

Gentle stretching/jumping/jogging in place. Second race of the weekend...was a bit fatigued and stiff from the first one.
Run
  • 2h 02m 53s
  • 21.3 kms
  • 05m 46s  min/km
Comments:

Well....started off fine...for about 2km...got really tight and decided I needed to bring it down a notch. I just couldn't really get any speed. Everyone in my group pretty much passed me and I just got into the mentality to treat it like a training run rather than getting worked up about it not going well. Sprint tri the day before a half isn't optimal...who would have thought?
What would you do differently?:

Not have done a sprint tri the day before? Haha.
Post race
Warm down:

Ended up on the trainer at home for 75min.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sprint tri, fatigue, tightness. I can run the distance fine...just wasn't able to do it quickly today I guess. Not to pleased with the end result...but that is how it goes sometimes. It wasn`t a high priority and just something to do on the route to IMLP.

Event comments:

Really awesome post race food, BEER GARDENS, music, etc post race. Very picturesque course through St. Albert and Sturgeon Valley. Well run for the inagural year!




Last updated: 2010-11-28 12:00 AM
Running
02:02:53 | 21.3 kms | 05m 46s  min/km
Age Group: 32/87
Overall: 165/539
Performance: Below average
Course: Started on the city trails...some pretty short steep inclines and declines...not really your usual road race terrain. After the first 3-4km it turned into normal terrain.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
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