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Wilmington, North Carolina
United States
5 Star Race Productions
52F / 11C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 53s
Overall Rank = 101/1151
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 13/93
Pre-race routine:

Had wife drop me off at the entrance to the battleship. Walked up the .4 miles, ate some jelly beans, got in line for the porta-john, had some water.
Event warmup:

Tried to do some strides for about a 1/4 of a mile to get my legs rolling over well.
Run
  • 1h 41m 53s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 07m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out averaging about 7 min 15 sec miles which I was wanting to bank some time as I was shooting for 1 hour and 45 minutes with a stretch goal of 1 hour and 43 minutes. About halfway I figured I had enough time banked and was starting to feel the affects of coming out that quickly. The crowd and volunteer support was awesome which kept you going.
What would you do differently?:

Probably train more thoroughly throughout the year, maybe not taper as much this past week as I felt like I lost some aerobically.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some orange slices and took the water taxi back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight gain recently of about 15 pounds, maybe I am just a sucky runner?




Last updated: 2011-09-24 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:53 | 13.1 miles | 07m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/93
Overall: 101/1151
Performance: Good
heart rate was way up the entire race, averaging 177.
Course: Winding up and down, through downtown Wilmington, crossing 3 bridges. For a course on the coast my Garmin indicated about 1400 foot of elevation change. Do not know if it was that drastic but it was not flat by any means.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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