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Race Reports for Rocktoberfest Half Marathon

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Once again bright and early on a Saturday morning I found myself tagged with a race number staring down a race that I did not feel 100% ready for. I suppose there is a bit of a rhetorical aspect to being ready for a race, but perhaps skipping my long runs to do group bike rides on Sundays wasn’t the most tactically advantageous strategy. I was, sad to admit, afraid that this would be the time that I finally managed to run a race so badly as to time out and get yanked off the roads. I did several calculations and kept coming up with a 2:40 completion time. I figured that gave me a 20 minute cushion, not a great deal of time to play with but roughly a min and a half per mile so maybe it would work out. My plan was simple; keep moving, follow the orange cones, keep the people in front of me in sight, and hope there is at least one person behind me. I’d just assume not come in last. I was shooting to hit the 5 mile mark in an hour and the 10 mile mark in two hours thus giving
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The post race stuff looked cool, but no time...soccer game.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Tough race but I enjoyed myself. Water stops were a predictable 2 miles apart, generally just before the mile markers which was nice. Made it easy to plan out my nutrition. Took gels at Miles 4 and 8 which worked out well. No side stitches and didn't feel like I ran out of fuel. My legs still need some additional base to improve my time further but I'm pretty happy with today's efforts
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