Hood To Coast Relay - Run


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Portland, Oregon
United States
Hood To Coast Relay
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 57m 16s
Overall Rank = 341/1002
Age Group = MixSubM
Age Group Rank = 32/102
Pre-race routine:

Took a chocolate Gu with caffeine about 20 minutes before each leg with some water. Took a salt tab before starting the third leg too since I felt crampy during my second leg.
Event warmup:

No warm up, no time. Always getting to the exchange about the time of each start.
Run
  • 2h 57m 16s
  • 19.74 miles
  • 09m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran legs 5, 17, and 29, rated most difficult and second longest. Overall ran this smart knowing that I have NYC Marathon in November, not hurting myself was my #1 priority. But still ran my legs hard, and faster than I expected. My predicted overall pace was 8:32 which I knew would be too fast.

Drank 20 oz of water mixed with 1 1/2 tablets of Nuun and a scoop of CarboPro for each leg.

Team finish time was 28:42:32, 8:42 pace
What would you do differently?:

Not much.
Post race
Warm down:

After each leg, I was really good about drinking 16 oz of water w/ 3 scoops of Recoverite right away. Also have the first two legs, I changed my clothes and wiped down my body, and stretched and used the stick on my legs shortly after running. My last leg I didn't change right after and never did stretch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not wanting to get injured before the marathon.

Event comments:

This was my first relay race, and I really only knew one person on the team. But I had so much fun I'd do it all over again for sure. Looking forward to 2014.




Last updated: 2013-07-12 12:00 AM
Running
02:57:16 | 19.74 miles | 09m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/102
Overall: 0/1002
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5