Mississauga Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
7C / 45F
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 13m
Overall Rank = 2973/4408
Age Group = Women 40-44
Age Group Rank = 253/424
Pre-race routine:

Didn't sleep so well. Got up at 5:00 and had a good breakfast consisting of a banana, apple-cranberry english muffin, light cream cheese, 1 bottle of Ensure, water and tea. My bag was packed already so all I needed to do was to shower, grab the gatorade bottles and go.
Event warmup:

Just ran enough to warm up, not the 2km I did last year (I followed Van Paulus's advice from last year's race). I stretched for a good 20 minutes thereafter and went a couple of times to the port-a-pottie.
Run
  • 2h 13m
  • 21.38 kms
  • 06m 13s  min/km
Comments:

I stuck to the plan which was 20' run with 1' walk intervals and to run through the hills. I was even paced throughout the run but I knew going into this year's race that I would not break last year's time due to injury recovery and being 10 lbs heavier. On the other hand, the legs were feeling great and I feel like I had a solid race overall.

On the nutrition front, I stuck to the plan once again. I had one GU gel 15 minutes before the start, another one at 1:03:00 and a third one at 1:44:00. I also drank Gatorade every 20 minutes.
What would you do differently?:

Lose the ballast!!!!! If I would have done so, chances are I would have killed last year's time.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched, stretched, stretched. Walked about 1km to the bus shuttle station. Had chocolate milk, a Power Bar recovery bar and lots of water. Soaked for 30 minutes in the bathtub with Epsom Salts and lavander essential oil.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weight and injury recovery.

Event comments:

In spite of the weight and injury issues, I had a good run today.

Looks like this race will be come an annual staple. I like the course and all but the only issue I have is that I have to train during the winter time, which is not always pleasant around here.




Last updated: 2009-02-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:13:00 | 21.38 kms | 06m 13s  min/km
Age Group: 253/424
Overall: 2973/4408
Performance: Good
From time mat A to time mat B, the distance was 21.38 kilometers. The finish times on both my HRM and chip were the same. The gun time was 2:18:somehting (I really, but really don't give a hoot about that one).
Course: The course starts at Mississauga’s City Hall, and makes its way west across the Credit River to Mississauga Road and then travels south for a beautiful stretch past the University of Toronto’s Mississauga Campus, Mississaugua Golf and Country Club, and continues through some of Mississauga’s most beautiful residential neighbourhoods, before winding along the scenic Lake Ontario Waterfront Trail, and finishing on the edge of Lake Ontario at Lakefront Promenade Park. An incline is found at 10K. The 'net' downhill aspect of this race still exists, however, with a 250' (or 80m) drop from start to finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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