Running for the Bay - Run


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Apalachicola Bay, Florida
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 56m 57s
Overall Rank = 49/223
Age Group = F55-59
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Pre-race routine:

Our hotel was a short half block walk to the start line. Woke up, at a Clif bar and had some coffee and water. Tried to calm my nerves...
Event warmup:

Not much. It was dark and there weren't any streetlights.
Run
  • 1h 56m 57s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Definitely happy with my results. Best time in years.
What would you do differently?:

Not mess up starting the Garmin at the start. There were no mile markers on the way back, so it was all guesswork as to where I was on the course. But my pace stayed fairly consistent and I could see the uprise (the end of the course), so it wasn't that bad.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran back to the hotel to take a quick shower, because they wouldn't let us do a late check out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I still haven't been able to figure out the drinking while running. I actually ran this entire race without any hydration -- pretty stupid.

Event comments:

Great finisher medals, but no age group awards. This race was actually five races rolled into one, so I guess the logistics of holding an awards ceremony for a 5K, 10K, half, full, and ultra marathon was just beyond the race director. So it was a nice destination, but there was no hoopla at the end.




Last updated: 2012-09-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:56:57 | 13.1 miles | 08m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 49/223
Performance: Good
Didn't hit the correct button to start, so these results are short .8 or .9 mi. 1 - 8:54 (154) 2 - 9:05 (155) 3 - 8:59 (157) 4 - 8:58 (156) 5 - 8:56 (155) 6 - 8:46 (157) 7 - 8:38 (159) 8 - 8:46 (159) 9 - 8:47 (159) 10 - 8:47 (159) 11 - 8:40 (162) 12 - 8:49 (167) 13 - 2:49 (.37 mi, 170, 7:35 pace)
Course: The course was amazing! We ran across the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, which was about 5 miles long. Then we wandered a little through neighborhoods, then back on the bridge. The sun came up as we were running outbound -- lovely! There was one significant uprise on the bridge that we had to run twice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2