Catharine Valley Half-Marathon - Run


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Watkins Glen, New York
United States
Finger Lakes Runners
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 13m 23s
Overall Rank = 278/409
Age Group = F40-49?
Age Group Rank = 30/54
Pre-race routine:

I got up early and ran 5 miles from home. Then I had a PB bagel for breakfast along with my usual caffeinated Crystal lite drink. Then I drove to Watkins for the race (I had picked up my bib the night before). I stopped at Dandy in Odessa just in case I didn't get there in time for the porta potty line. I parked in the lot above the track, walked over, got in the porta potty line, then got in line. It was a little closer timing-wise than I would've normally liked, but it worked OK.
Event warmup:

None other than an early 5 mile run and walking from the car.
Run
  • 2h 13m 23s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Ugh! Just shoot me! I was hoping to run around marathon pace (~9:30), but I was only able to hold that for the first mile. The first half up the hill was just awful. All sorts of people were passing me. Leslie was at the turnaround with sign for the LUNARs and her cowbell. I did much better in the second half and the last mile was the 2nd fastest of the day (I just wanted to be done!).
What would you do differently?:

Fix my running issues!
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing really. Walked around and talked to other LUNARs and VRC people.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My weird gimpy running style and perhaps the 5 miles I ran earlier in the day

Event comments:

This race has really grown. It's a nice course. The fruit at the end was awesome! (Watermelon, peaches, bananas, someone said there were blueberries, etc) Plus there was pizza and some sweet things.

Since it was hot, I did carry water. The nice thing is that probably 90% of the course is in the shade or it would have been a rough day in the heat.




Last updated: 2015-08-13 12:00 AM
Running
02:13:23 | 13.1 miles | 10m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 30/54
Overall: 278/409
Performance: Below average
Garmin splits: 9:28, 9:55, 10:28, 11:00, 10:38, 10:30, 10:22, 9:57, 10:17, 10:10, 10:04, 10:02, 9:41
Course: Starts at Watkins Glen HS and goes out Catharine Valley Trail toward Montour Falls. Little bit on the road and then up the trail to the turnaround. All downhill/flat on the way back. They changed the start/finish to both be on the track since the last time I ran this. Plus, the finish was straight onto the track to the finish, we didn't have to do the 3/4 lap anymore!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
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