Motatapu Off Road Marathon - RunMarathon


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Queenstown, South Island
NZ
Lagadere Unlimited
15C / 59F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 5h 14m 11s
Overall Rank = 133/473
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 18/51
Pre-race routine:

Extra taping on the feet as this race involves river and stream crossings and larger than usual breakfast as it was a 2 1/2 hour bus trip to the start line.
Event warmup:

Nil. - wanted to rest R) adductor and its a long day with a hilly start.
Run
  • 5h 14m 11s
  • 42.2 kms
  • 07m 27s  min/km
Comments:

Great course and thankfully the rain held off- in fact it was even a bit sunny over the last hour.

Didn't expect the first 16km to be as hilly as it was - the course profile doesn't show the the many short steep climbs and descents.

The R) adductor slowly locked up over those early kms as the short climbs took their toll. By 18km, the lower abs on both sides had gone out in sympathy and were slowly tightening their grip and restricting my hip flexion as a protective mechanism. The last 24km was ugly and I was reduced to walking any moderate slope - up or down.

The final 6kms involved 14(!) crossings of the Arrow River - nothing too deep but I can see why the stop the race short if there has been rain in the mountains - as happened last year.

What would you do differently?:

R) adductor issue needs to be sorted!
Post race
Warm down:

Nil. Happy to just lie down and get the weight off my lower abs and groin.
(Does the free beer at the end count as a warm down technique?)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

R) adductor and groin strain.

Event comments:

Great course, scenic & challenging - a good introduction to trail racing.

Very well organised.




Last updated: 2015-12-29 12:00 AM
Running
05:14:11 | 42.2 kms | 07m 27s  min/km
Age Group: 18/51
Overall: 143/473
Performance: Bad
Course: Off - road Marathon Motatapu Station to Arrowtown
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5