Bohemian Alps Endurance Runs - RunHalf Marathon


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Brainard, Nebraska
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 8h 30m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Locked the keys in the truck and didn't tell Lisa until she was well into her runner's high, round mile 12.
Event warmup:

The oath before starting this death march was something like, "Its a foolish thing I am about to do, but I am going to do it anyway! If I get hurt, its my own damned fault!"
Run
  • 2h 30m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 11m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Decided to run with Lisa. Not trying to outpace her, just going her speed. Probably could have gone faster, but don't know if it would have helped, and we had a lot of fun laughing about how horrible the up and down course was, and how we had not trained properly for such hills.
What would you do differently?:

Train for hills. Lots and lots of hills.
Post race
Warm down:

Nice meal afterwards, and got a guy in town to unlock the truck.

Event comments:

The race was great, well organized and lots of fun. Just remember to train for lots of hills. The Bohemian ALPS are called that for a reason. Whew!




Last updated: 2007-09-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:30:00 | 13.1 miles | 11m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Course: Up...then down...then way up...then way down...then through the park on washed out trails, through mud, then way down, then way up. It was hell. Mostly all on gravel roads.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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