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Ontherun

Race rating (5)

• 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: Too hard


• Comments: The best move I made for this race was stepping down from the full Mary to the 1/2 about 3 weeks before. I could not have done a full with my lack of training and then minor health issues. My heart was not in the race, so I went at it like a long training day with friends. Overall I had a good time, just not a good race. Notes: At the end of my first lap, I was passed by the winner of the 1/2 mary, humbling. At about mile 11 on my second lap, I started getting passed by what would end up being about 20 finishers of the full mary, again, humbling. I could have approached this race with the " I will not walk" mentality, but I think I learned more by pushing to see what my current fitness level could do for me instead. This race has helped me hone my approach for next seasons run empahisis kind of year, so all was not a loss. Glad to have had a good time in general, and glad the long running is over so I can enjoy my "off season " for a few weeks.

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