The North Face Endurance Challenge - RunHalf Marathon


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Bellingham, Washington
United States
NORTH FACE
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 3h 10m 41s
Overall Rank = 56/137
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 16/37
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, bagel, bananna, and water!
Event warmup:

Wait in line of the restroom! Admire Dean's Leg's!!
Run
  • 3h 10m 41s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 14m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a TOUGH TOUGH DAY! I have spent the last 6 weeks battling pnuemonia, and having issues up and down as far as health goes. My intentions were to run 10k of the race, and withdraw! I got out there, and was having "fun" and wanted to seem that back half of the 10k so I went for it... 1st 5k was 43.00, second 10k was 38.00 (WINNER OF THE 10k was a 1:13 or something so it was a tough 10k!).... The back 1/2 was BRUTAL! The winner of the 1/2 Marathon ran a 2:22 ugh!
What would you do differently?:

Stop being a baby on hills!!
Post race
Warm down:

A quick change, lots of water, a bagel w/ Peanut Butter, and then a stop at Mexican Food on the drive home!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of training!

Event comments:

Dean Karnazes ran the race and he said "Before the race I heard a lot of people say that this was their 1st trail race. I swear on my life that every other race you do from hear on out will be easier! I have done trail runs all over the world, and this was one of the hardest, most technical runs I have ever done."




Last updated: 2008-05-12 12:00 AM
Running
03:10:41 | 13.1 miles | 14m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 16/37
Overall: 56/137
Performance: Below average
Course: Hills, Hills, and More Hills... Over 3500 feet of climbing! 1 climb was 1250 feet of elevation gain in .7 of a mile.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5