Run for Reach - RunHalf Marathon


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Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
Reach
11C / 52F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 2h 08m 45s
Overall Rank = 127/142
Age Group = male 40-49
Age Group Rank = 26/26
Pre-race routine:

1 cup coffee, 2 whole wheat toast with peanut butter, one bananna. Most stayed inside City hall as it was cold and windy at 7:00am.
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 2h 08m 45s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 06m 06s  min/km
Comments:

This run was to replace my long slow run of 18km leading up to the May long weekend 1/2, but as I felt good at the start of the race, decided to run the race more of a race rather than just a long slow practice run.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

10 minutes stretching, followed by eating 2 pancakes with syrup.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight.

Event comments:

Small race with around 1200 participants overall for all events. Good early race to see how you are starting off the year or for an early PR as group start thins early within first 5 minutes of race.




Last updated: 2009-03-20 12:00 AM
Running
02:08:45 | 21.1 kms | 06m 06s  min/km
Age Group: 26/26
Overall: 127/142
Performance: Good
10km split 1:00:51
Course: Out and Back 2 times. Started from Ottawa City hall and ran along Queen Elisebeth Drive just to Dows Lake and return. The 10km group and 1/2 marathon groups started together. The 10 km group just one out and back while the 1/2 marathon group did the out and back 2 times. Very flat course, good course for beginners as the course was not crowed. I felt like I was running a typical sunday morning long run for most of the run, as few people were around me at my pace.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3