Around the Bay Road Race - Run


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Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
5C / 41F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 29m 11s
Overall Rank = 1642/1946
Age Group = w 0-44
Age Group Rank = 333/392
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bowl of cantelope, red river cereal, glass milk, banana, herb tea and drank about 600 ml e load.
Event warmup:

short stretch, 4 trips to the bathroom - but felt very well hydrated and properly nutritioned
Run
  • 3h 29m 11s
  • 30 kms
  • 06m 58s  min/km
Comments:

had a gel at 10 km and 20 km - felt properly fed and watered - gatorade at every station except with gels as above. wore short sleeved shirt, light running pants, compression shorts and arm warmers. arm warmers were on and off many times - wished i had cheap gloves pined to me for the last 5 km or so. had a through away fleece for first 10 minutes
What would you do differently?:

more hill training, but this is a tough one and it's just a good test of fitness
Post race
Warm down:

ate snacks, massage 2 days later, very painful

What limited your ability to perform faster:

my level of physical conditioning

Event comments:

very well organized




Last updated: 2006-11-30 12:00 AM
Running
03:29:11 | 30 kms | 06m 58s  min/km
Age Group: 0/392
Overall: 0/1946
Performance:
Course: flat till 20 km and then got very hilly
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5