Ahmanson 12K Trails - RunOther


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West Hills, California
United States
Trail Run Events
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 54m 53s
Overall Rank = 16/170
Age Group = M 50-59
Age Group Rank = 3/25
Pre-race routine:

Tuneup for LA Marathon. Been fighting a strain in mid-back and some left lower leg issues, but everything was fine today. First time racing with the running club I joined late in 2014, New Basin Blues.
Run
  • 54m 53s
  • 7.45 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

First race of the year. First 12K since Bay to Breakers several years ago. Paced off a woman from my running club who runs the same paces as me...worked fine until she fell off the pace at the halfway point. Wasn't sure how well I paced it, but I was able to run all the climbs in the last two miles, while others were walking stretches.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Haven't done much trail racing and didn't train for this distance specifically...just went off general LA Marathon training.

Event comments:

Inaugural race...kind of a "home" race for my running club, New Basin Blues (which won the team competition). Challenging, but not ridiculous, course. Only one aid station (at 3.3 miles). Only 1 deep in overall, age group, and team awards. Appeared to be about 150 at the start...results not up online as of three days after the race.




Last updated: 2015-02-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:54:53 | 07.45 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/25
Overall: 16/170
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly fire road. One loop with ~800' of climbing.
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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4