AdventureMax Half Marathon Trail Run - RunHalf Marathon


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Innsbrook, Missouri
United States
Ultramax Sports
35F / 2C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 59m 15s
Overall Rank = 42/104
Age Group = 31-40
Age Group Rank = 14/27
Pre-race routine:

Was able to get a good nights sleep, slept in till about 7am... Had a banana for breakfast, then hit the road...
Event warmup:

Stretched for a while around a nice bonfire...
Run
  • 1h 59m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

All very muddy hills...

bib number: 187
age: 36
gender: M
location: O'Fallon, MO
overall place: 42 out of 104
division place: 14 out of 27
gender place: 32 out of 63
time: 1:59:19.26
pace: 9:07

Number of Finishers: 104
Number of Females: 41
Number of Males: 63
Average Time: 2:06:03
What would you do differently?:

Not much... Under those conditions, needed shoes that had cleats in them for additional traction instead of normal running shoes...
Post race
Warm down:

Passed out after the finish line... Exhausted...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Genetics

Event comments:

By far the most challenging 1/2 marathon I have ever ran. The hills were brutal, something I'll never forget for as long as I live... Muddy, wet, windy conditions, so Mother Nature was playing against us as well... Can't wait to run it again though!!!




Last updated: 2012-03-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:15 | 13.1 miles | 09m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/27
Overall: 42/104
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %5
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5