Calgary Police Half Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Calgary City Police
5C / 41F
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 54m 21s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = Under 30
Age Group Rank = 46/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 6:20. MAde Black tea misto, and omlette with mushroom, pepper, zucchini and feta. Drank shots of water througout.
Event warmup:

Picked up Catherine and Allan a little late, oops!

Ran for a total of about 5min, did some drills speed-ups and when in line to pee, did some core exercises.
Run
  • 1h 54m 21s
  • 21.1 kms
  • 05m 25s  min/km
Comments:

My hip started to hurt around km 10. I was worried this would happen, and just tried my best to not think about it, but be mindful of how I was running so as not to aggravate it. Stepped funny a couple times and had mjor shooting pain in my hip. Then it was just a matter of survival to get through the last few km, and still try to beat my goal time. Had the most amazing tunes, which helped a lot. First half was good, but went out maybe a little too fast, and would have preferred to run those lap splits in the opposite order. Weather co-operated which was huge, but I lost a glove. :(
What would you do differently?:

Get my hip figured out, and do a proper warm-up.
Post race
Warm down:

no warm down really... was so sore, wanted a massage, but Catherine had my key and I didn't see her for a good half hour after I'd finished. Ate a cookie, had an apple juice, did some stretching. Chatted with friends.
Came home and used my trigger point ball in my butt.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My stupid hip. I think as a result, my right hammy was starting to show signs of cramping as well. Left hip, damn hip!

Event comments:

Second year in a row doing this one, last year I forgot my timing chip. Felt much more prepared for this race, but had forgotten that my hip might give me issues, until it reared its ugly head. Happy with the race, although I think if my hip hadn't hurt, I could have shaved off a minute or two total. :(




Last updated: 2009-04-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:54:21 | 21.1 kms | 05m 25s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance:
Avg pace: 5:24/km Avg Heart Rate: 183. OMG! Lap 1: 5.09, 171 Lap 2: 5.17, 178 Lap 3: 5.17, 180 Lap 4: 5.17, 181 Lap 5: 5.19, 189 Lap 6: 5.15, 184 Lap 7: 5.23, 185 Lap 8: 5.14, 187 Lap 9: 5.24, 189 Lap 10: 5.29, 186 Lap 11: 5.30, 187 Lap 12: 5.18, 186 Lap 13: 5.13, 183 Lap 14: 5.20, 185 Lap 15: 5.44, 186 - Weaselhead?!? Lap 16: 5.26, 181 Lap 17: 5.30, 181 Lap 18: 5.34, 181 Lap 19: 5.33, 182 Lap 20: 5.39, 185 Lap 21: 5.33, 186 Finish: 5.19, 190
Course: From Mount Royal, up over Crowchild. Eventually on to the Glenmore reservoir at the bridge, then off again just past the rockyview hospital, through the community, uphill, on the path again at Heritage Park. Around to Glenmore Running room, then out on to 90th Ave - uphill. Back on the path again at 24th St maybe... then over through Weaselhead and up the hill, out on to... something Ave - straight. Then on to the path again back along the powerlines and up over the bridge at Glenmore. Then... I don't really remember... looping back on where we came out, and it seemed SO long!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3