Wine Country Half Marathon - Run


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Paso Robles, California
United States
Wine Country Runs
54F / 12C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 29m 29s
Overall Rank = 12/
Age Group = M 20-24
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

STOMACH TROUBLE, TOO MUCH FRUIT SUGAR
Breakfast 5:00 AM:
4 oz. tart cherry juice, 4 oz. beetroot juice
1.5 banana, 1T almond butter, 1 T jam, 2 cups coffee, sips of water
  • ..
    • 1 Vega Sport gel 20:00 before.
    Event warmup:

    20:00 easy jogging, drills, leg swings, few dynamic stretches of hips and side stretch, strides right before start. Felt great and ready to go. This was a good warmup.
    Run
    • 1h 29m 29s
    • 13.1 miles
    • 06m 50s  min/mile
    Comments:

    Set out at an aggressive but realistic pace, upper limit of my abilities. Felt fresh and excited to race today.
    Had to be humble and let myself get passed, some really good fast runners in the field, and I hung with those I could, made a few good moves when I had the chance, but did have to allow to get passed.
    Middle miles I was burning pace, and started to have stomach cramps. Felt panic creeping in, HR was rising, but kept my head on straight, kept running fast, but calmed my nerves. Got passed and gapped during this, though. Closed the gap by the end and was in attacking range by the end, I sprinted as hard as I could, but he heard me coming and kicked just a little to hold me off.
    What would you do differently?:

    I went hard today. 100% physical and mental effort.
    I think the only thing to change was the stomach trouble. Part of that was a week of maldigestion, diarrhea, and a dark spell of bulimic actions and induced vomiting last weekend. Considering the week my gut has had, I am thrilled with what I did today. I think had I not had to slow down those few seconds here and there to quiet my worry and assure myself I was not going to double over, I could have made at least 0:30 if not 1:00 faster time.
    Post race
    Warm down:

    Jogged with a couple of fellow runners and chatted about ironman.

    What limited your ability to perform faster:

    Too fruity, sugary breakfast. Oats next time.
    Too much liquid, juice, coffee, etc.
    Last week vomiting and diarrhea.

    Event comments:

    This is an excellent event. Well attended, nice venue, good staff, fun post-race.
    Beautiful scenery. Wine country, vineyards and ranches.




    Last updated: 2015-01-20 12:00 AM
    Running
    01:29:29 | 13.1 miles | 06m 50s  min/mile
    Age Group: 1/
    Overall: 12/
    Performance: Good
    All Z3
    Course: Fairly flat, gentle rollers, a good long slightly downhills stretch in middle miles on Wellsona Road. One hill early descend into creek ravine and climb out, 0.5 mile, 3-7%. Last hill after mile 12 on home stretch, 0.25 mile, 8-12%, hammer up this hill then pour everything in until finish. I know this course very well. Near my office, so the roads I run on at Noon break runs, roads I cycle to and from work.
    Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
    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: Good
    Race evaluation [1-5] 5