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Xterra - Boney Mountain Trail Run - RunHalf Marathon


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Newbury Park, California
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 20m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 12/
Pre-race routine:

Ate my usual breakfast 2 hours before the start.
Event warmup:

Walked the 1 mile from registration to race start.
Run
  • 2h 20m
  • 13.05 miles
  • 10m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt great during the race. Despite the highish heart rates, I feel like I paced myself well. Was able to hold a consistent pace for the entire race. Hydration and electrolyte replacement seems to have been right-on. I took approximately 2 endurolyte capsules every 30 minutes. Drank slightly less than two bottles of water during the event. I carried a bottle to supplement during the long distances between some of the aid stations. I also took-in two GU packs during the race. All in all, it felt just right...Not bloated and not needing more.
What would you do differently?:

Train more for hills.
Post race
Warm down:

Not much of a concerted warm-down... just walked around the expo.


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training... everything went as well as expected, given my training.
Need to train more on hills and do some speed work.

Event comments:

Xterra Races are very well run. I've heard others complain that the aid stations were not exactly where they said they would be... they were pretty close. I must say that in a trail race like this, running through wilderness areas with limited to no access for vehicles... you need to be prepared for anything.
I especially like these Xterra events because they are real runner's events, not your typical chamber of commerce 10k.
If pressed to knit-pick, I'd say that the mile markers seemed to be pretty far off the mark.




Last updated: 2010-01-11 12:00 AM
Running
02:20:00 | 13.05 miles | 10m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Avergae heart rate was around 168! Pretty high for me considering that I usually average 140-150 in my training runs. Shows that I'm still learning my HR's.
Course: Beautiful and mountainous. Long steep climbs and long steep downhills (which didn't offer much "relief".)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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