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Grapevine, Texas
United States
Grapevine Runners and Walkers
37F / 3C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 42m 31s
Overall Rank = 92/117
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 19/20
Pre-race routine:

Woke up @ 5:45 and had a packet of oatmeal and 1 1/2 pieces of toast for breakfast. Left the house around 6:30.
Had to stop for go-go juice on the way out (oops).
Event warmup:

No formal event warmup. Walked 1/4mi down the trail then jogged back. Stretched for 5-7m and headed down the road to the start line.
Run
  • 1h 42m 31s
  • 9.4 miles
  • 10m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

A very good run for me this morning. It was cold at first but most of the course was shielded by plenty of trees. I would say only about 1mi had a headwind.
I had one very short extra walk break towards the middle, but I was messing with getting my nutrition out.
What would you do differently?:

I would go ahead and run on that last uphill portion right before the finish line.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked arounf for about 5m, got a couple of KK donuts and some orange pieces. No stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The headwinds at times.

Event comments:

Too bad they ran out of swag before I got to the finish line (head tobagon). At least I got a decent sweatshirt!
Grapwvine Runners and Walkers are really beginning to up the ante on their races. I enjoyed the race last year and this year had some very good improvements (mainly the sweatshirt), plus my Half-Marathon coach from 2007 was an assistant race director this year! Go Janet!




Last updated: 2008-12-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:42:31 | 9.4 miles | 10m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 19/20
Overall: 97/117
Performance: Good
Course: I love this course as it is mostly flat and very fast. nly a few VERY small hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Bad
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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