Pikes Peak Ascent - RunHalf Marathon


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Manitou Springs, Colorado
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 4h 33m 54s
Overall Rank = 910/1704
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 35/66
Pre-race routine:

Bagel with peanut butter and coffee for breakfast
Run
  • 4h 33m 54s
  • 13.32 miles
  • 20m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Was able to run all the way to the trail head and pass lots of people to get a good place in line for the trail. Wore my fuel belt with 4 bottles of water and kept em full at the aid stations. Took a gatorade at every aid station and a Gu every hour or so. Everything was great until tree line. I started getting light headed and dizzy, even thought I might loose my cookies a few times. Didn't take my last Gu cux i thought I might loose it. Just kept going and the last 3 miles felt like forever! The goal at that point was to not need help from Search and Rescue! I made it though!
What would you do differently?:

Prepare for the altitude better
Post race
Warm down:

Got my warm clothes bag with help from Dave and got off the summit as quickly as possible. Took about 30 minutes or so to get my stomach to settle down and my head back on my shoulders. The switchbacks in a 15-passenger van didn't help much.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Altitude

Event comments:

I will be back for more...eventually! :-)




Last updated: 2011-03-31 12:00 AM
Running
04:33:54 | 13.32 miles | 20m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/66
Overall: 910/1704
Performance: Average
Course: Barr Trail from Manitou Springs to Summit of Pikes Peak
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5