Thrill in the hills trail half/full?

I haven't registered yet but probably in for the Full unless I come to my senses soon and try to beat my time from last years Half.  

No big whopper hill like Twisted Ankle just roots and dirt mostly.

I need to know what you people are wearing. I am in the skirt vs tights debate. I ran this am in a skirt when it was below freezing and I was pretty cold but had a good run.  I just need to know what all the cool kids are doing to help me make my decision.

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 details Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 50s and lows in the upper 20s.

daspanglers - 2010-02-25 7:54 PM

NatNegativeSplit - 2010-02-25 1:19 PM

I need to know what you people are wearing. I am in the skirt vs tights debate. I ran this am in a skirt when it was below freezing and I was pretty cold but had a good run.  I just need to know what all the cool kids are doing to help me make my decision.

Weather Forecast:

Sunny

High 51°F Low 28°F

Precip:		0%

Wind:		WNW at 13 mph
UV Index:		5 Moderate
Humidity:		44%
Sunrise:		7:09 AM
Sunset:		6:32 PM

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 details Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 50s and lows in the upper 20s.

Trust me - I won't be wearing a skirt!!!!

Last year it was raining and cool.  I wore shorts, a tech t-shirt and a long sleeve tech top and I was fine.

But then again - I'm from north of here and I like to run in the snow.

But just incase you want to wear a skirt there is a manly option with tons of pockets for gu and gear--perfect for trail running!:

utilikilt

I do like the cold but I like to dress so I what I am wearing is a nonissue. If I am uncomfortable I will hyper-focus on it and it ruin my run. So I do tend to over think my outfit choice.

No idea. I think the trails at Kennesaw are pretty tame unless you are going up and over--which I never do.

I am going to call you crazy and offer a cautionary tale. . .

I too thought about running the full and talked myself out of it since I want to have strong race at Ga ING.

I have done one trail marathon --Twisted Ankle-- and while I had no problem running the weeks afterwards my overall fatigue lingered. Typically after a road marathon I cut back a little and resume training within a week or 2--in fact I ran my 3 fastest marathons 7 weeks apart last year. But the trail marathon (the 4th in the string of 'thons and my slowest ever by a lot) left me super tired and I just couldn't train the way I am use to. I even had to walk in a 10k the weeks following that trail marathon. It was just embarassing.

So the point of my tale is that I see you have ING on your list and wanted to say that if that is an A race for you I would recommend NOT doing the full tomorrow. Just my 2 cents (and I know I don't know you or what sort of runner you are). I would recommend though going out and giving 100% in the half tomorrow. IMO running a half trail marathon hard will be near the equivalent effort of running an 18-20 mile long run on the road.  You still have time to get in another long run or 2 before ING.

Either way, good luck and I hope you have an awesome race!

They have changed the start, its in a different place now, no more wide open  powerline hill to thin the crowd out a little.

This may bunch everyone up more when you hit the single track near the start so if your in for a speedy run you may want to get near the front and go out faster for the first little ways since there maybe some congestion. 

I'm in for the full...have a good race everyone!

 I thought they did a better job this year putting on the race than last year and the new start area seemed better too.  I did the Full so it was like 2 different races as the the first lap had vastly more runners and the second lap I only saw 4 or 5 other runners the whole time. I think all races are kinda thrilling and I had a good time at this one too. 

Trail running is much slower than pavement running in general and it shows in the trail race times for sure. You have to adjust your expectations for that so if your trying to compare you really can't as every trail course is different.

This was my 2nd trail race and I really had a great time.I thought the course was great and the congestion a little intense. Being in a pack like that for most of the race definitely made me push myself. I pretty much jockeyed for position against these 2 other girls for the whole race.So often in races I run alone--a pack in front and a pack in back and I am in a cushion--I'm never really challenged. Yesterday  though I had probably the first opportunity where I really raced against other runners. In the end I totally got out kicked by "my competitor" and I loved it. It forced me to run harder than I know I normally would have at the end of a race.  So often it is just me pushing myself to get under some random time.

I would totally do the full at this race.