Red Top Rumble 11.5 Mile Trail Race - RunOther


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Cartersville, Georgia
United States
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 32s
Overall Rank = 40/250
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Redding picked me up then we picked up IronChef. Was very nice hanging out with NAMC/BTers prior to the race.
Event warmup:

Jogged just a little but not much of a pre-race warmup.
Run
  • 1h 34m 42s
  • 11.5 miles
  • 08m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Pacing per mile:
1 8m 12s
2 07m 43s
3 07m 43s
4 08m 33s
5 08m 18s
6 08m 00s
7 08m 34s
8 08m 31s
9 08m 28s
10 08m 33s
11 09m 13s
12 02m 51s (08m 01s /mile)

Plan was to run with Madden for first half of race but about 1/2 way into mile 1 I felt very fresh so I picked it up. Paced this race very well. Worked my way through the field passing friends along the way. Teed passed me about 2 miles into the race and I thought he was gone. Just tried to keep him in sight. About mile 5 made a big push to catch him. Passed him and kept him off for about 2 miles. He caught me at around mile 9. I didn't have any kick at the end to hang with him.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

About 1/4 mile jog.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't expect a top 40 finish nor to go this fast in this race so I'm very, very happy with the results. The winner went 1:07 (wow - was he riding a mountain bike?) so the competition in this race for top placings is definitely up there.

Event comments:

What a great low key event. Guts is a class organization. They had plenty, and I mean plenty, of post race food. Soup was awesome.

Course was great with plenty of volunteers.

I will add this to my yearly race plan.




Last updated: 2009-01-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:34:42 | 11.5 miles | 08m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/250
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5