Wisconsin Dells Honky Tonk Half Marathon - Run


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Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
United States
Adrenaline Sports Management
31F / -1C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 49m 10s
Overall Rank = 72/505
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 11/32
Pre-race routine:

Woke up @ 5:45AM and drank a cup of coffee, ate a banana and oatmeal. This is my first race at a distance longer than an 8k so I wanted to take it easy on the morning meal since I knew nerves may be an issue.

Met up with my pacing buddy and shuttled over to the starting line.

This was my first attempt at a Half Marathon and I had trained hard for it and set a pretty aggressive goal. This added to my pre race nerves, thankfully I had a lot of family support reassuring I was going to hit my goal!
Event warmup:

Did a few stretches and ran about 1/2 mile at a warm-up pace. I didn't want to push too hard since nerves were starting to set in.
Run
  • 1h 49m 10s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Started off 15 minutes prior to the run taking a Cliff gel and drinking 2 cups of water. I think this was one of my big mistakes, at mile 5 I was in such discomfort from having to pee that I stopped at the port-a-potty so I wouldn't have to run the second half so uncomfortably. The temperature was pretty brutal and after the stop at the bathroom it took a bit to get warmed back up again, but once I did I was able to really pick up the pace.

At the 12.5 mile mark the only other hiccup in the race set in, a horribly bad side cramp doubled me over. At this point I knew even though the pain was horrible I had to push through, I had seat a goal of 1:50 to finish and I wasn't going to let this cramp get in the way. After focusing on deep breathing I was able to work the cramp out and finish strong.
What would you do differently?:

Drink less water prior to the race and use the rest stops more for hydration during the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a banana, drank a water and gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too much water prior to race.

Event comments:

The down side to this race was the lack of water stations. Doing the half marathon this wasn't a huge issue, but doing a full marathon I imagine this would make it very difficult.




Last updated: 2013-10-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:49:10 | 13.1 miles | 08m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/32
Overall: 72/505
Performance: Good
Course: This is an out and back course which had a total elevation gain of 647feet. Needless to say I am thankful I have found a way to focus on the hill repeat runs! I was able to power through the hills and pass a lot of people on the hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3