Bohemian Alps Endurance Runs Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Brainard, Nebraska
United States
68F / 20C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 03m
Overall Rank = 25/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Show and just hope that we don't get wet.
Event warmup:

Some light stretching. I am not familar with this area so I will simply be running off the person in front of me.
Run
  • 2h 03m
  • 13.4 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Where to start the race is pretty unique. I have not run a race of this distance that had this kind of elevation change,5,561 feet. Add in the fact that you are on gravel and dirt and it makes this challenging but a good time. The course is well planned and minimal traffic on mostly minimum maintenance roads. And I am not too far off base with the amount of hills you encounter. The support was top notch as well. I liked the race but I was just not as prepared for the hills as I thought.

I will do this again.
What would you do differently?:

Just try to get in some more time offroad running. other than that my endurance was there but my knees weren't.
Post race
Warm down:

sat and let the knees relax. Then eventually made it down to the Catering place for grub. Again really good food and enough food and drink to get me up and running again.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

left knee mostly. First time I have not been able to sprint the end of a race. tried but just could not push the knee.

Event comments:

look forward to bettering my time in the future.




Last updated: 2011-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
02:03:00 | 13.4 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: hills,dirt,hills,gravel,hills,trail,hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4