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Polar Dash - RunHalf Marathon


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St. Paul, Minnesota
United States
Team Ortho
25F / -4C
Overcast
Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove down the morning of race, two hour drive. Used race provided parking and took shuttle (school bus) which was really easy and convenient.
Event warmup:

Nothing, light stretching and trying to keep warm.
Run
  • 2h 09m 1s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Today's race was all about a rehearsal of my pace for next week's marathon. I went out with the 2:15 pace group (10:18 splits) and ended up losing them at an aid station around mile 4. The pace felt really good, easy and did not require much effort. I accidentally picked it up around mile 10 and finished faster than I had wanted. I finally started to feel some light fatigue and soreness around mile 12, but I had also started running about 30-45 seconds/mile faster than I was supposed to. I ate 3 clif bloks at race start and 3 more at mile 6 or 7. Drank some powerade on the course.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, this went about as well as I planned.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to shuttle bus back to parking. Drank some powerade, then hot chocolate. Drove home, stopped for Subway. Hit hot tub after returning home, about 3 hours after race finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Only the fact that I have a full marathon in one week.




Last updated: 2012-01-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:09:01 | 13.1 miles | 09m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: 2 loop out and back
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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:
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