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Vaxjo, Kronoberg
Sweden
10C / 50F
Overcast
Total Time = 2h 08m 57s
Overall Rank = 130/199
Age Group = F50-54
Age Group Rank = 5/10
Pre-race routine:

Got there 25 minutes before start
Event warmup:

No need to warm up, the first few km were going to be my warmup.
Run
  • 2h 08m 57s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 06m 07s  min/km
Comments:

My first half marathon so no pressure, no PR to beat. Been running with a friend once a week at chatting away tempo, increasing the distance by half a km every week. We got up to 18km so I was confident I could do the distance.
At that tempo it would have taken me 2h and 13 minutes, which was my official goal but I was hoping to go under 2h10. The plan was to start at 6:30 minutes per km for the first 7k, 6:15 for the next 7 and 6 for the final 7.
6:30 felt far too slow and I was comfortable at a 6:05-6:10 pace which I held for most of the race, except 2k around the 15-17k when I was much slower and the last 3 when I was under 6.



Post race
Event comments:

friendly and well organized




Last updated: 2023-05-01 12:00 AM
Running
02:08:57 | 21.1 kms | 06m 07s  min/km
Age Group: 0/10
Overall: 0/199
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]

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2023-05-01 2:45 PM

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2023-05-02 7:02 AM
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Subject: RE: Vaxoloppet

Nice work, Nathalie!  Welcome to the dark side of half-marathon running.  I know you say you'll never do one again, but...sub-2 hours is calling.

2023-05-02 8:13 AM
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Subject: RE: Vaxoloppet
Originally posted by jmhpsu93

Nice work, Nathalie!  Welcome to the dark side of half-marathon running.  I know you say you'll never do one again, but...sub-2 hours is calling.




Quit it, you instigator!

Great job Nathalie!!
2023-05-02 3:09 PM
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Subject: RE: Vaxoloppet
Great job, Nathalie! Way to crush it, and glad you had fun and felt good the next day!
2023-05-02 7:41 PM
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Subject: RE: Vaxoloppet
Great job. Way to smash your goal time
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