Dances With Dirt Green Swamp - RunUltra Marathon


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Dade City, Florida
United States
Running Fit
Sunny
 		Total Time = 7h 40m 43s
Overall Rank = 49/56
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Pre-race routine:

Had a good morning. Got there in plenty of time. Feeling good.
Run
  • 7h 40m 43s
  • 31.07 miles
  • 14m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

This was hands down the worst race I have ever had. I was doing great for the first 15 miles -- in fourth or fifth place overall for women in the 50k. Tweaked my knee in the sand somewhere around mile 7. Thought it would be okay, but IT band gave out at 15. Could not run at all. Walked the last 16 miles. It got pretty hot.
Full race report at: http://througharunninglens.blogspot.com/2012/03/disaster-at-dwd-gre...
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Can't help the problems in the sand.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Problems with IT band

Event comments:

My only problem with the race was having had to run through the soft, deep sand. Everything else about the race was great.




Last updated: 2012-04-07 12:00 AM
Running
07:40:43 | 31.07 miles | 14m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 49/56
Performance: Bad
Course: Some nice single track, packed sand, and grass trails for first 6 miles. Then soft sand, then more nice trails.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 4