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Comments: I felt really tired the first 4 miles..like sleepy and lethargic tired. SO, I just held a steady pace and took in calories - GU and a weak infinit. Around mile 4 I started to feel some energy and by mile 5 was feeling good. I spent time drafting off runners then when I felt good and had a chance, I passed them and surged ahead then settled in to a steady pace. My goal was once I passed someone to not let them pass me. It worked great, except at mile 9 I was getting a little fatigued and not paying attention and I went down! My face cushioned much of the blow, and my right hand...two guys I had passed came by asking if I was ok and told me to get up and take the lead to I did :) Used the adrenaline to surge ahead. I started feeling tired...I haven't run long as of late, so beyond 10 miles would be a bit of a challenge but coach told me "when you feel uncomfortable, push harder" so I tried to do just that. I took more GU and infinit and pushed. My last mile was 8:45..not my fastest of the race but my hardest! Well, mile 9 and 10 had a lot little steep hills so maybe those were the hardest. Post race
Warm down: found Richard, grabbed a sip of gatorade and got in the car and drove home. Felt pretty tired/trashed when I got home. Showered, had a snack and rested. What limited your ability to perform faster: current fitness and lack of sleep Event comments: My favorite trail race - nice shirts with cute wild boars on them and recycled glass medals. Just a great vibe! I am happy with my HQTD (high quality training day) and feel happy about my first race of the 2013 season. Last updated: 2012-12-27 12:00 AM
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United States
Ft. Myers Track Club
80F / 27C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 65/355
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/14
we slept like crap the night before and were awake from like 12-2:30 or something, having gone to bed earlish...then fell back to sleep, finally succumbing to the 4:30 alarm-needing to leave at 5:15 to get to Ft. Myers by 7:30...well, we were a little sluggish and arrived to pick up our packets and numbers at 7:50am for the 8:00am start. 4th time doing this race and probably the earliest I have been there before the start :)
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