| What was the distance for this race? |
Half Marathon |
| Ultra Distance: |
Half Marathon |
| How Important was the race to you? |
| C Race - Just a Training Race |
| Which training phase were you in? |
Specialization |
| Pre-race meal: |
1 bowl instant oatmeal, water, 1 package of sport beans right before event. |
| How well did you sleep the night before the race? |
Good |
| More Details: |
A storm blew in around midnight and the howling winds woke me up. Got up at 4am for this event. |
| How would you rate your focus and attitude? |
Pretty Good - Relaxed |
| How did you feel Physically? |
2 - Farily Even |
| How did you feel Mentally? |
2 - Farily Mellow |
| How did you prepare on race day? (Check all that apply) |
Focus on Race |
| Other: |
There were too many cyclists riding on the race course and though they were safe it was a distraction to the runners. |
| Describe your warmup: |
None, other than light jog to bag drop and some butt kicks and high knees. |
| Race Details - Start of Race: |
Small field at front, darkness, pace was 6:05+ |
| Race Details - Middle of Race: |
Ran in small groups most of the way, very windy heading North |
| Race Details - Finish: |
Tail wind heading South |
| How did you do in this race? |
3 - Raced within my limits |
| What went well? |
Plan was to simply "do" the race and run within myself, target time was 1:26 to 1:30 (mellow), ran 1:25 |
| What do you need to work on? |
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| If available, will you do this race again next year? |
Possibly |
| How would you rate the course and overall venue? |
Average |
| How would you rate the Event Director and Staff? |
Good |