Sturgis Falls Half Marathon - Run


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Cedar Falls, Iowa
United States
Cedar River Runners Club
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 36m 22s
Overall Rank = 47/475
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 8/27
Pre-race routine:

This was the 2nd race of the weekend for me, having done the Big Woods Lake Tri the day before. Muscle-wise I felt good after that race, not sore or anything, and I did a good job of taking it easy and hydrating a refueling throughout the day Saturday, so I thought I'd have a decent run. I woke up in the morning not feeling the greatest though, my stomach was really upset. It must have been something I ate, so i decided to just do liquids before the race. The wife and I got to the race around 6:30 for the 7 am start, hit the bathrooms and then went to line up. Still feeling pretty nauseous when the gun went off...
Event warmup:

Nothing really other than walking from the car to the start.
Run
  • 1h 36m 22s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I actually liked the way the course was set up to avoid the flooded areas on the typical course, it broke the race up into 3 chunks to focus on. The first chunk on the south river trail went reasonably well, I was pacing at about 6:55/mi without too much trouble, and the stomach wasn't bothering me too much. Unfortunately there was only 2 water stops between the start and mile 8. It's common to not have enough water stops at this race, so I should know better and should have carried a bottle, but I didn't. So by mile 8 I was really thirsty, even though it wasn't as warm as it usually is for this race. I also have a very high sweat rate so that didn't help matters. Shortly after mile 8 I felt very sick suddenly and had to stop at a portajohn to throw up and use the bathroom. From mile 8 to 10 I was moving very slow and still feeling sick, so I stopped at mile 10 to throw up and use the portajohn again. After that I felt better, but decided not to push the issue to the end of the race. Probably could have done 1:30 or so if not for my troubles.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure, I must have eaten something Saturday that didn't agree with me, so I'd avoid that I suppose...
Post race
Warm down:

I had some water and chocolate milk, stretched a bit, and walked out to see my wife finish, then headed home to work on my deck all day!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nausea

Event comments:

Definitely enjoy this race, do it every year!




Last updated: 2013-05-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:36:22 | 13.1 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/27
Overall: 47/475
Performance: Average
Course: The course consisted of a couple out-and-backs on the south side of the Cedar River this year due to fllooding. One on the south river trail, one on Grand Blvd, and one on the trail near the CFU plant.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4