Catharine Valley Half-Marathon

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Catharine Valley Half-Marathon - RunHalf Marathon


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Watkins Glen, New York
United States
Finger Lakes Runners
70F / 21C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 54m 33s
Overall Rank = 89/203
Age Group = Mares 18-39
Age Group Rank = 20/57
Pre-race routine:

Had a bagel with PB, a banana, and Crystal Lite (caffeinated) for breakfast before leaving house. Note: It started pouring sometime in the middle of the night (and continued)!
Event warmup:

Registered. Went back to car to try to stay dry until the start. Found Dave parked right next to me.
Run
  • 1h 54m 33s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

This race was a riot! It poured pretty much the entire time. Dave said at ~mile 9, "I hope it doesn't rain" - which I found hysterical at the time. Felt really strong. Ran most of the way with Dave W. - he's really good at pacing. We chugged right up the upsills and it felt like we were flying on the downhill. I felt really strong at the end and left Dave ~mile 11.5.
What would you do differently?:

I probably should have picked it up sooner (maybe mile 11 or so). Probably could've gotten a PR if I had done that.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed a bite to eat, talked to a few people, walked back to car before I was completley frozen!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heavy rain (standing water on track) but it was fun!

Event comments:

This was a nice race. They were a few minutes late getting started, but I think that's just because the event has grown so much from the first race last year. I felt great and was very happy with my time. Hopefully this predicts good things for the marathon in 6 weeks!

Note: their timing system malfunctioned due to all the rain so my time is what was what I got on my Garmin.




Last updated: 2010-08-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:54:33 | 13.1 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/57
Overall: 89/203
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back mostly on Catharine Valley Trail. Mostly uphill on the way out.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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