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New York, New York
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83F / 28C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 12m 30s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

rose at 4:30am, ate larger than normal oatmeal serving so I could make it to start time at 8am. Usual OJ and coffee. Packed peanut butter and jelly sandwich (quartered) just in case. Did eat 1/4 sandwich 30 minutes before the start. Felt good food/liquid wise as far as prep.
Event warmup:

Because of the heat, turned into a fun run, not chip timed.
Run
  • 2h 12m 30s
  • 13.3 miles
  • 09m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

avg pace at each mile
mile 1: 08:43
mile 2: 08:30
mile 3: 08:39
mile 4: 09:13
mile 5: 10:21
mile 6: 09:43
mile 7: 09:49
mile 8: 10:30
mile 9: 10:37
mile 10: 10:28
mile 11: 11:01
mile 12: 10:19
mile 13: 11:07


Also psyched myself out multiple times thinking I had 3 miles to go (in fact 4), recalibrated and then lapsed again several times: 2 miles to go (really 3), 1 mile to go (really 2).
What would you do differently?:

Stop at the water stations eventhough I carried my water -- pick up their water at every other station. Ran short at the end with my own.

Also, borrowed some salt tablets. Need to have my own.


Post race
Warm down:

Very tight gluts, hips, hamstrings. Did some stretching over the 1-2 hours post race. Hot tub + Corona fixed me up. Also took 2 more salt tablets.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

If can't do hills during the week, need to add them to the long runs on the weekend.

Really need to commit to 3 runs/week. Instead of feeling the buzz from tapering this past week, I felt that I was struggling with the shorter distances.




Last updated: 2009-01-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:12:30 | 13.3 miles | 09m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: 2 loops with hills
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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