General Discussion Race Reports! » Pinehurst Turkey Trot Rss Feed  
Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller Reply

Pinehurst Turkey Trot - RunHalf Marathon


View Member's Race Log
Pinehurst, North Carolina
United States
First Source
31F / -1C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 21m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke at 6:00, downed a bottle of water along with vitimins. I showered and dressed. Meeting Viola, Denise, & Janet at 7:00.Since we had to arrive an hour early for packet pick-up and had a good 30-45 min drive I ate toast and ham on the way.
Event warmup:

Nothing stayed in the car as long as possible because it was below freezing.
Run
  • 2h 21m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a hammer gel at mile 4, beans around 6 1/2 and hammer gel at mile 10. Water a most stations ( 7 water stops total) Water was warm which was nice but at mile 8 water stop there were no cups. :( Then at mile 11 only gatoraide. (Which I hate) Drank it anyway. I guess that is what I get for being slow.

Trouble with shoes. I had to stop twice and take them off to adjust laces. Toes slid into front of the shoes on the downhills causing a crazy blister under the my big toenail. ( which I have already lost)
What would you do differently?:

Train on hills more
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was cold to start but it really came down to not enough training on hills.


Profile Album


Last updated: 2008-11-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:21:00 | 13.1 miles | 10m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: The course was a challenge for me since this was only my second half. It was fairly flat for 1 1/2 mile. Then the hills began. One large hill a mile 2ish to start. Then some incline here and there. Around 4 1/2 comes more good hills until it flattens off at mile 6ish. Then again hills until mile 10. Evens back out and one last climb around 11 1/2. Neighborhoods were pretty and we ran past a Marina at half way point that was nice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

{postbutton}
2008-11-25 10:43 PM

User image

Regular
69
2525
Subject: Pinehurst Turkey Trot
General Discussion-> Race Reports!
{postbutton}
General Discussion Race Reports! » Pinehurst Turkey Trot Rss Feed