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Monster Dash Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
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Total Time = 1h 59m 7s
Overall Rank = 993/2644
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 91/184
Pre-race routine:

Cup of Coffee, Peanut Butter and Honey Toast, and a banana. I drank half a Gatorade over an 1/2 hour to 1 hour before we went to meet our friends near lake Calihoun.
Event warmup:

Walked/jogged to race start (about 1/2 mile). Stopped at port-o-potties along race course ... No Lines!
Run
  • 1h 59m 7s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out with about 10 of our friends some dressed up in costume. I was going to have fun and take it easy. Around mile 6 I felt really good and decided to pick up my pace. I went from a 10 min/mile pace to around 9 min/mile pace average.
What would you do differently?:

Start off a little stronger to reduce my run time. My initial goal was to finish in 2:15 or less. To finish in less than 2 was to my suprise!
Post race
Warm down:

walked to food tent. grabbed some snacks and water... stretched legs and kept moving while waiting for friends to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

too many layers. I had my jacket plus a long sleeve dry wick and short sleeve dry wick. The jacket was great to start out in. If I could have dropped it off around 6 mile mark I would have been less uncomfortable.




Last updated: 2009-11-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:07 | 13.1 miles | 09m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 91/184
Overall: 993/2644
Performance: Good
Course: Not bad.. I have run the Creek and Lake segments multiple times. A few hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 3

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