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Comments: The first three miles was an out and back. I ran those at about a 7:15 pace. Then I grabbed water at the first water station (Mile 3) where I saw my mom and Jake cheering for me. Then we did another out and back for miles 3-8. It was along a path that was very slushy since the snow was melting a little bit. I sipped some water at Mile 6 too. I was running a 7:05 pace for awhile during that stint. I saw my mom and Jake again at Mile 9 and took in some water. We ran the same out and back from miles 9-12. I could tell I was starting to hit the wall because I was running over an 8:00 min pace at times. At this point, I wanted to get a time of 1:40:00 but I slowed down too much to accomplish that. I sipped some gatorade at Mile 12 where I saw my mom and Jake before finishing up. They could see me the last half mile. Jake was yelling at me, encouraging me to really push it to the finish. Every time I heard him I tried to pick up the pace. I was trying to catch the guy in front of me, who I actually knew, but we both ran faster every time Jake screamed my name so I finished 10 feet behind him. What would you do differently?: *Drink more water the two days prior to my race *Get more sleep the night before *Not drink alcohol the night before *Be more prepared with better directions (include a map or make the drive one time beforehand)  Post race
Warm down: I walked around the finish line area and debriefed the run with my mom and Jake. I got my mom and Jake food, but I only felt like eating gummy bears. I drank some water and tried to stay warm with my jacket on. My clothes were soaked though. I didn't like having to wait a half hour after I finished for the awards ceremony. It was cool to hear my name called and I received a beer mug for placing second in my age division. What limited your ability to perform faster: My feet got soaked at Mile 5 while running on the slushy trail. This concerned me and it was always in the back of my mind. Everything is mental. My body was fine. I just started hitting the wall mentally between mile 10 and 11. That always happens the last 1/3 of any race I do no matter what the distance. I need to work on that. Event comments: There were plenty of volunteers. The course felt safe and it was pretty with the snow everywhere. I am not sure it would have been such a pretty course without the snow. I thought there could have been a few more water stations and energy drinks provided. The food at the end was unappealing, except for the gummy bears. Last updated: 2009-01-08 12:00 AM
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Clark County Running Club
33F / 1C
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Overall Rank = 87/338
Age Group = 25-29 years
Age Group Rank = 2/21
I am not sure this was necessarily a routine, but I woke up at 7:30am. Headed out the door at 8:15am in the Orange Dream machine. We were big pimpin' to say the least. I ate two instant oatmeal packages in the car and a tall gingerbread latte that Jake got for me. We pulled up at 8:45am, parked, and got my race bib. I sat in the car and drank a hot apple cider and ate a banana.
Jake rubbed my back and shoulders to loosen me up. Then my mom did the same. I had an extra jacket on to keep me warm as I walked to the starting line. I ate a FSR chew in line while I was waiting for the Honey Bucket. My mom took my coat for me and I stood at the starting line for about five minutes before we began. The first mile of the race would have to suffice as my warmup today.