Psycho WyCo Run Toto Run - RunUltra Marathon


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Kansas City, Kansas
United States
18F / -8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 5h 03m 13s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Stayed in my car to stay warm... drank one slimfast
Event warmup:

Turned on the heater in the car
Run
  • 5h 03m 13s
  • 30 miles
  • 10m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

My first 2 miles were at a 10 min mile pace but after that the terrain, mud and heat really slowed me down. I have never run in mud before. I went down 3 times slipping into a mud pool. By the end of the race I was caked with mud from head to toe. Much of the 2nd loop was not runnable; you could only walk and hope to stay vertical. At one point a mud creature sucked my right shoe off my foot. I had to reach into a pool of mud to retrieve my shoe then try to clean out the inside as much as possible and put it back on my foot. I hate shoes. This was the slowest I have ever run by a long margin.

Garmin 305 showed 11,540 feet of climbing. Pretty tough to climb when the course is a 13 % grade and it is all mud. Going down was even worse. What great fun. I think I will wear a helmet next year.
What would you do differently?:

I overdressed and heated up too much after 30 minutes. Next time I wear shorts and possbily run it barefoot.
Post race
Warm down:

Smiled at the finish line. I lost 5 pounds on this run

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mud, mud and muddy pools of mud creatures.

Event comments:

Cant believe I was that slow. Need to train more in mud.




Last updated: 2008-02-08 12:00 AM
Running
05:03:13 | 30 miles | 10m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: 10 mile laps around Wyandotte County Lake Park. Geez did only 2 laps making it 11,540 feet of climbing on initially an icy, snowy bridle trail. After 500+ runners did one loop and the sun heated to 45 the trail became mud and water with mud at points up to the calves of runners.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5