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Groundhog Half Marathon - Run


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Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
20F / -7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 46m 17s
Overall Rank = 171/239
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 11/22
Pre-race routine:

Parked, took trolley from car to start of race. Tried to stay warm in the tent. So cold.
Event warmup:

There was nothing warm (up) about it.
Run
  • 2h 46m 17s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 12m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

This was HARD. We had had a snow storm the night before and it was still snowing when we started running. The trail was paved, but not plowed. The first loop was the worst and it got better throughout the day. We wore Yaks to help with slipping. I'm not sure how it would have worked if we didn't. The first loop hurt a lot and Tamy even commented, "I wish I was with a bunch of quitters, because I would be done now". Funny, Tamy! We ended up walking quite a bit throughout the miles, but we made the best of it and #2 half marathon of 2013 was done before we knew ... or after a really long time.
What would you do differently?:

Get someone to pick us up afterwards. The trolley wasn't running at the end so we had to walk to our cars and it was REALLY cold. REALLY.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cold. Snow. Footing.




Last updated: 2012-12-13 12:00 AM
Running
02:46:17 | 13.1 miles | 12m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/22
Overall: 22/239
Performance:
Course: Course was a ~4.4 mile loop that we did 3 times (get it? Ground hog day).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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