Pembrokeshire Half Marathon & 10km Runs - Run10k


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Dale, Wales
United Kingdom
Pembrokeshire Triathlon Club
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 07m 22s
Overall Rank = 60/71
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

arrive early
register
drank a cup of tea from race HQ which was the village cafe
Event warmup:

easy stretching
plus first lap of village
Run
  • 1h 07m 22s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Easy first lap of village as my warm-up, up the hill, I kept my feet turning over but with very, very short steps, only just passing the walkers, all these walkers later passed me!!! Grabbed a swig of isotonic from my loyal fan base [Trish and Holly] near top of the hill. Concentrated on easy breathing rather than worry about passing competitors. At the water station turning point I slowed right down to drink a whole cup of water. Now the hill down, that was dramatic, almost like base jumping but running down the cliff face, this got my pace up and I managed to keep it up till the end.
What would you do differently?:

If going so slow next time, I'll walk up the hill and make up the time on the rest of the race. I won't slow down at the water station. I'll increase my pace much sooner.
Post race
Warm down:

stretching on the floating pier,
perhaps should have gone for a walk to get rid of aches,
next day very achy


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Extra fat
Need some help on preparation weeks leading up to the event

Event comments:

An excellent information race pack came when I entered this race. Told me those simple things such as exactly where the toilets are, exactly where the showers are and exactly where to buy food.
Dale is a great setting for a race. But it would be almost impossible to improve on post race activities due to lack of available space




Last updated: 2006-09-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:07:22 | 06.21 miles | 10m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 60/71
Performance: Good
Course: Starting near base of the hill, one lap around Dale village, slight decline and incline, up... the hill, out to St Ann's Head light-house, return leg comes down the frigtening hill and three quarters way around village. Conveniently finishing by cafe HQ and pub
Keeping cool Below average 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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4