Dirt Dawg 8 Miler - RunOther


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Dayton, Ohio
United States
21F / -6C
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 4s
Overall Rank = 69/136
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Pre-race routine:

Had a few eggs for breakfast and two shots of gel before the race.
Event warmup:

Nothing at all. I need to save all my energy for these hills.
Run
  • 1h 21m 4s
  • 8.26 miles
  • 09m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

What a run. Snow, Ice, frozen mud, sloppy mud, and ran through the river twice in 6-10 inches of water.

Very hilly and technical course. I would have to say this is by far the hardest run that I have ever did. I was planning on just taking it easy since it was my first trail run. But at the start of the run Matt took of like a rocket and I had to get my HR way up just to stay caught up. I ended up holding that effort for the entire run. Legs getting sore around mile 6. I almost wiped out a few times on the steep down hills.

By the time I got done the bottom of my pants where frozen from running through the water. My shoes strings even where covered in ice.

What would you do differently?:

I was way over dressed.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hills

Event comments:

They had a nice bonfire and some awesome chilli at the finish line.




Last updated: 2012-01-14 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:04 | 08.26 miles | 09m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/136
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5