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Comments: I hadn't run over 7 miles in a long time. Last weekend I did the Dirty Bird trail run which was 9.3. That was tough, so I thought jumping to 13.1 was going to be both tough & stupid. It was mentally tough. Once I hit the 10 mile mark I wanted to start picking people off. I knew I could run hard for 3 more miles, so I did, whether or not is was stupid to do so. As the day goes by and the stiffness sets in, I'm sure I will be kicking myself running the entire 13 miles. I just wasn't ready. What would you do differently?: UM...as far as how I approached everything in the race, nothing. I kept a conservative pace in the beginning. I didn't want to use all of my energy up so early in the race. I didn't train at all for this race and have covered close to the distance in a long time, so I was a bit concerned. Looking back on the race, aside from being stupid and doing the race, I think I handled everything well. Post race
Warm down: Walked a little & waited for friends to finish. Drank water, iced hamstring, cheered some other runners on. Went back to condo, ate, and iced foot. I will rotate the icing from hamstring and foot throughout the day. I will also throw in a little stretching in there, too. What limited your ability to perform faster: Totally not in shape for this. I think I did well, considering. I like that I finished this race running even though I was completely out of shape for it. I had to suck it up, and I like being tested like that occassionally ;-) Event comments: This is a great race. It's flat, if that's what you're looking for, and it's early to beat the heat of the sun. It's a small event, with a total of 500 people between all 4 events. The only problem I have with this run is that it's in the dark. It starts in the dark, at least. It doesn't start getting light out until about 1:45 minutes into run, so for a long time you aren't looking at much. When the sun comes up, though, the views are spectacular. Last updated: 2007-05-11 12:00 AM
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Cayman Islands
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Overall Rank = 118/202
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 23/66
Again, similar to the Dirty Bird Trail run, my pre-race routine was not the same as any in the past. I'm in a foreign land and there are others scurrying around while I'm trying to get ready as silently as possible. That's my way. Maybe not theirs. It doesn't matter. We were able to get to the race on time. I had a bagel with a banana and coffee, at least that part was normal.
As usual, no warm up.