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Comments: Ran with KP until mile 8. I was in the zone and it wasn't bad until he took off. :( I wanted to keep on his heels, but he must have been feelin' it big time! I couldn't keep up with him and got pretty tired. I wanted to walk but took it a mile at a time. I was able to push through and finish strong. What would you do differently?: Have better long runs in training. Not much else. Very pleased with my performance. Post race
Warm down: Downed 3 bottles of water and then had some gatorade and ate all kinds of snacks. Went back to finish with Keri who did awesome! She finished so strong I couldn't keep up with her. I am so proud of her! What limited your ability to perform faster: Miles 9-12 were very mental for me. I was able to do well because I stayed focused and pushed through the mental struggles. Event comments: Overall a pretty good inaugural event. It seemed like the whole course was uphill, but that was probably just me. Pretty organized (more than I thought it would be) and plenty of aid stations. It was awesome to have such support. We started a little late, but no big deal. I didn't mind the caliche (west TX gravel) as much as I thought I would. I DIDN'T like that people were driving on it and kicking up all kinds of dust. A couple of things that bothered me: at mile 12 we had to pass the finish line and run around a parking lot in some uneven dirt. Also, to finish you had to make a turn like 40 yards before the finish line. I like to increase speed and then sprint at the end. I had to slow down to turn then speed up again. That could have been better thought out. Last updated: 2010-09-01 12:00 AM
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60F / 16C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 34/194
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 5/12
Got up about 5:40 (it was nice to sleep in my own bed). Had a breakfast burrito with about 1/4 cup of coffee and a little water. Drove to race site.
Did some light stretching to loosen up. Easy jog back to the truck to drop off my jacket prior to race.