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Aspen, Colorado
United States
Aspen High School
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 16m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove to Basalt Friday, crashed at friend's house.
Got up, had coffee and a choc chip cookie, drove to Aspen, signed up for the race.

Event warmup:

Had to run about a 100ft up the mountain to the start - HR got up there.
Run
  • 1h 16m 10s
  • 4.5 miles
  • 16m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

It was cooler than previous year, and I felt a little stronger. I started off running but when people started passing me hiking on the steeper parts I switched to speed walking too, all in all ran about 1/2 and hiked about 1/2. One woman who ended up beating me by a minute speed walked the whole way. I think some people are just better uphill hikers, plus if I still lived there and could practice the course, I would know exactly which parts I should hike and which parts to run to be faster overall.
What would you do differently?:

Practice more uphill in my training. Do this course at least once a year before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched a little bit. Drank water and ate muffins.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Altitude. Not having enough trail runs in my training, especially uphill.

Event comments:

Improved my time from last year by about 7 min, but still did a min slower than my record from two years ago - I don't get it! It was my first year of running ever and I did a 1:15 then, I have improved in every event since than and I am fitter overall, but I have not improved on this course.
I guess I would have to practice the course to break through.




Last updated: 2005-08-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:16:10 | 04.5 miles | 16m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: 3400ft vertical elevation gain over 4.5 miled - STEEP! very little flat parts and one downhill stretch - about 200 yrds. about half of the terrain I can hike faster than run
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-08-22 10:12 AM

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Subject: Aspen Uphill

2005-08-22 10:19 AM
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Subject: RE: Aspen Uphill
Great Job Lilia... It is a super-hard course and you finished strong. I think it is totally a mental thing. YOU ARE MENTAL (to even consider torturing yourself up that mountain). Seriously, you can do that course faster and you will!



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2005-08-22 10:29 AM
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Subject: RE: Aspen Uphill
Thanks!
Amongst all other things we do, it just can't really be #1 race, it's just a fun tradition.
Pretty crazy actually - having to drive 3hrs there and 3hrs back just to run for an hr (or more in my case)
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