Calgary Police Half Marathon - Run


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Calgary City Police
3C / 37F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 59m 16s
Overall Rank = 477/1051
Age Group = 40-49F
Age Group Rank = 41/130
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, latte, eLoad.
Event warmup:

Short 5min warm-up, freezing outside.
Run
  • 1h 59m 16s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 05m 39s  min/km
Comments:

Feeling good for the first 11km. Slower after, walked two steep hills.
The foot is on Tylenol, swollen, like running on an egg but not too painful.
What would you do differently?:

More hill training. My hamstrings were cramping a bit.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked some. Frozen hands after.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Left foot and tight hamstrings.

Event comments:

The police band is my favourite!


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Last updated: 2015-01-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:16 | 21.1 kms | 05m 39s  min/km
Age Group: 0/130
Overall: 0/1051
Performance: Good
First 10km at 11.2km/h. First 5km downhill, then steep hill at 9km.
Course: 21.3km according to my GPS. This year the course is reversed. Counter clock wise around Glenmore with the same start downhill for 3km and the same finish uphill for 3km. Just as hilly.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
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] 5