2006 Leppin Off-Road Run Series Race # 3 - RunOther


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Woodhill Forest,
New Zealand
Total Sport
13C / 55F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 44s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Event warmup:

Arrived a little late so ran from the carpark to the event village and stretched as part of the warm-up.
Run
  • 1h 29m 44s
  • 13.5 kms
  • 06m 39s  min/km
Comments:

A nice run and well paced (for me) I set a goal of reaching the drinks station (7.5kms) within 50 minutes and to finish under 1hr 30mins. Took a drink every ten minutes, half a cliff bar at 30mins and a gel at 60mins.
What would you do differently?:

Got overheated very quickly, it's been quite cold here recently so I had a long sleeve merino wool top on and quickly warmed up, should have worn a short-sleeve summer running top.
Post race
Warm down:

Some stretching, checking the spot-prize list (I have never ever won a spot prize and consistently those I go to the events with always win every time) and a couple of sausages from the BBQ.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience and training, I was please with the time but started to feel it towards the end of the race and overheating didn't help.

Event comments:

Drinks Station at 7.5kms was empty by the time the mid-course atheletes got there behind the long course which started an hour earlier. I didn't mind too much as I had a cambelbak but wanted a glass of water to pour over my head to cool down.

The mid-course is the 3rd event to come back in to the race village so most of the drinks and food was already taken by the short and long course racers.




Last updated: 2006-04-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:29:44 | 13.5 kms | 06m 39s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: A mixture of flat and rollings hills consisting of fire break trails and sandy off-road trails basically following a loop around the edge of Woodhill Forest close to Murawai beach.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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