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Comments: Carried a 16 oz flask of powerade and two Gu's. Ate one Gu at mile 5 and one at mile 11. Stopped briefly at two aid stations along the way for a swallow of water.  Post race
Warm down: I went and got a free massage What limited your ability to perform faster: Probably the only thing limiting me now would be my weight. I'm right at 194 (19% bf) , I think I could go a lot faster if I were a little leaner. Event comments: This was a great race for me. I PR'd this distance by about 7 minutes. My goal was to take it easy on the first mile maybe run an 8:20, then try and hold an 8:00 for the remaining distance. I always seem to have a tough time holding back on the first mile. It just seems so effortless, running with the pack. I didn't even look down at my garmin for the first couple of miles. I just ran on feel and it felt good. Now I was thinking I just need to keep my HR below LT (167) until I get to mile 10. Then I would see if I could push the last 5k. I started to lose some focus after mile 8, and found myself slowing a bit. I would just file in behind someone who seemed to be pacing well, only to have that runner slow a bit. Probably conducive to a narrow course where it can get congested. I made my move at mile 12 and figured I'd go as hard as I could. Once I hit the final hill I just pushed even harder. I thought I was going to puke when I reached the top. Once at the top, I took a moment to let my HR settle a bit then sprinted the final distance. I love endurance sports. The people that do them are just about the best around. Today, I saw so many examples of runners encouraging others around them to not give up. Lap Time Distance Pace/Speed AHR MHR 1 07m 56s 1.00 miles 07m 56s /mile 152 162 2 07m 36s 1.00 miles 07m 36s /mile 163 168 3 07m 50s 1.00 miles 07m 50s /mile 164 171 4 07m 51s 1.00 miles 07m 51s /mile 165 169 5 07m 50s 1.00 miles 07m 50s /mile 166 173 6 08m 05s 1.00 miles 08m 05s /mile 165 167 7 08m 08s 1.00 miles 08m 08s /mile 166 170 8 07m 58s 1.00 miles 07m 58s /mile 167 171 9 08m 12s 1.00 miles 08m 12s /mile 168 173 10 08m 18s 1.00 miles 08m 18s /mile 167 171 11 08m 23s 1.00 miles 08m 23s /mile 167 170 12 07m 56s 1.00 miles 07m 56s /mile 172 176 13 08m 22s 1.00 miles 08m 22s /mile 174 180 14 02m 11s 0.30 miles 07m 20s /mile 177 184 Last updated: 2010-01-10 12:00 AM
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 2010-04-11 6:25 PM |
Veteran  165   Parker, CO |  Subject: Platte River Half Marathon |
| 2010-04-11 6:48 PM in reply to: #2783858 |
Master 1730  Straight outta Compton | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon Great job, man! I wish I could have that kind of running speed. And I totally hear you about that last hill- I nearly puked on the way up to the top! The food was a real bonus @ the end, though. |
| 2010-04-11 7:58 PM in reply to: #2783906 |
Veteran 165 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon mcgilmartin - 2010-04-11 6:48 PM Great job, man! I wish I could have that kind of running speed. And I totally hear you about that last hill- I nearly puked on the way up to the top! The food was a real bonus @ the end, though. Thanks! I see you live in Castle Rock? I work down there and typically run the ridgeline trail just off of Coachline. |
| 2010-04-12 9:29 AM in reply to: #2783858 |
Pro 4228 Broomfield, Colorado | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon Nice race speedy! That hill at the end is the meanest thing ever. you were smart to get a massage...I should have done that! |
| 2010-04-12 10:50 AM in reply to: #2783858 |
Pro 4277 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon Nice race Joe and way to kick it ion that last mile! And i agree, dropping a few pounds will get you faster...especially out on a hilly course. Congrats on the PR! |
| 2010-04-13 10:15 AM in reply to: #2785176 |
Veteran 165 Parker, CO | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon rayd - 2010-04-12 10:50 AM Nice race Joe and way to kick it ion that last mile! And i agree, dropping a few pounds will get you faster...especially out on a hilly course. Congrats on the PR! Yeah, I'm a little frustrated on that front. I've had my RMR tested and I've been monitoring every calorie for the past month and it just doesn't make any sense. I should be dropping 1 lbs per week. but my body just seems to adapt to what ever caloric intake I give it. I've increased my vegetable intake and reduced my sat. fat to about 20g a day, but still only managed to drop 1 lb in the last month. I've been thinking about the Paleo way of eating, maybe it's time to give that a try. |
| 2010-04-13 2:19 PM in reply to: #2788060 |
Official BT Coach 2210 Englewood, CO | Subject: RE: Platte River Half Marathon Nice PR! Good race plan. |
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I woke up around 5:30AM. Ate a English muffin with peanut butter and honey. Drove out to the starting line. Popped 4 sport leg capsules about an hour prior to the start.
Some dynamic stretching and a little jogging.