Delaware Canal 20 Miler - Run


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Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania
United States
57F / 14C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 3h 16m 56s
Overall Rank = 43/77
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 5/8
Pre-race routine:

Got up a little after 5 to find the water was off. Got dressed, took the dog out, and hit the road. Got turned around at the bottom of the mountain due to a water main break (that explains the lack of water!) so I went up over the mountain to the highway. I ate my bagel with pb and a banana in the car. Got there right about 8am.
Event warmup:

None other than walking over to registration, back to the car, and then back to the start line.
Run
  • 3h 16m 56s
  • 20 miles
  • 09m 51s  min/mile
Comments:

Small race but there was still some traffic at the start, but things pretty quickly stretched out. It was really windy on the out sections. Just before the last turn-around there was a flock of geese on the path! I did not like that - I was just feet away from them. They were more interested in eating than bothering me though.
What would you do differently?:

I probably shouldn't have tried as hard to get to 9:30s on the first out section. I think I spent more energy than I should have fighting that wind. Need to stay more mentally focused in the real race. I did get the pace back at the end though so I was happy about that.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to food area, back for awards, and then back to the food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Pacing and to some extent the wind, but I think it was mostly pacing through the wind that kept me from averaging closer to 9:30. However, I was purposely trying to keep from running my race here and having the marathon suffer (like I think I did 2 years ago).

Event comments:

This was a fun event as usual and the towpath is great place to run. Runbucks puts on nice events and I would run more of them if I lived closer. We got Finisher sweatshirts at the end instead of medals. I liked that because I don't care so much about medals for shorter than marathon distance.




Last updated: 2014-10-09 12:00 AM
Running
03:16:56 | 20 miles | 09m 51s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/8
Overall: 43/77
Performance: Good
9:36 9:31 9:38 9:47 9:55 9:32 9:24 9:28 9:18 9:56 10:13 10:06 10:10 10:07 10:26 10:27 10:21 9:57 9:47 9:46
Course: Double out/back on Delaware Canal towpath starting from Washington Crossing Historic Park.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4