Sturgis Falls Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Cedar Falls, Iowa
United States
Cedar River Runners Club
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 46s
Overall Rank = 50/446
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 5/36
Pre-race routine:

I rode 110 miles Saturday in prep for IM Wisconsin, so I didn't come into this race completely fresh. I tried to hydrate well and relax after the ride. Up at 5:45 for the short drive over to the race site, and I noticed right away how humid it was. Pretty much just drank some water and gatorade and hit the portajohn before the start, and said bye to the wife (she was walking it).
Event warmup:

None really.
Run
  • 1h 36m 46s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

My legs were definitely slugish from the long ride the day before, but not a bad effort, especially given the temperature and humidity. I pretty much ran a consistent pace throughout, and passed a lot of people in the last 3 or 4 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I was just doing this for fun and as a training run for IM Wisconsin, so I didn't really rail on it too hard.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked out a couple miles to walk in with my wife. It was getting pretty hot at that point. Drank some water and chocolate milk, got my age group award, and headed home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Long bike the day before, and lack of run base due to all winter long knee problems this year.

Event comments:

I had a great time!




Last updated: 2012-06-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:36:46 | 13.1 miles | 07m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/36
Overall: 50/446
Performance: Average
Course: Mostly running on multiuse trails through some of the parks in the area. The course is mostly flat with one decent sized hill up over Krieg's crossing. Pretty scenic and shaded for most of the first 10 miles.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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