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Comments: I ran well today. Unfortunately I didn't hit my 8 min / mile goal, but I'm not disappointed with the run at all. I am still struggling on the uphills and just need to run more so I can handle them a little better. My strength seems to be on the downhill. I find that I pass a lot of people on the downhill, but then they catch up to me again on the uphill. That happened a lot with me and another girl for most of the course. I wound up pulling ahead in the end though. It's getting better with each race though and I know that with more training I'll be able to handle them better. What would you do differently?: Not much. I just need to run more. :) Post race
Warm down: Took my chip off and went to find Steve. He was there to meet me at the finish line. Stretched my legs out a bit and went to find the food. What limited your ability to perform faster: I struggle on the uphills and in a notoriously hilly area like Columbia, that's not a good thing. Event comments: I really enjoyed this race and will do it again next year. The brunch was awesome. Great food and they had Heinekin.. whoo :) Last updated: 2008-02-20 12:00 AM
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United States
Howard County Striders
Overcast
Overall Rank = 388/1325
Age Group = AG = females
Age Group Rank = 74/555
Woke up at 6:00 AM. Took the dog out for his walk and ate my normal pre race breakfast - peanut butter and banana sandwich. Had it on potato bread this time. Yummy. Left the house around 7:15 and made it to the race site in plenty of time to put my race number on and tie my chip to my shoe.
Not much. Stretched out my legs. Tried to keep warm. Maybe I should have run a little bit beforehand, but this was my first time at this distance so I wasn't sure how I should warmup. I didn't regret not running beforehand.