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Catharine Valley Half Marathon - Run


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Watkins Glen, New York
United States
Finger Lakes Running & Triathlon Company
75F / 24C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 2h 03m 15s
Overall Rank = 162/217
Age Group = Matriarchs-40+
Age Group Rank = 26/45
Pre-race routine:

Had a bagel in the car on the way to Watkins.
Event warmup:

Ran 3.25 miles beforehand and then did a 1/2 mile on the track with Weiss.
Run
  • 2h 03m 15s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Needed 18 today so chose to run before and a little bit after. The race went pretty well.
What would you do differently?:

Run more miles and not need to run before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran 1.25 afterward to round out mileage

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough miles and running beforehand

Event comments:

I said plenty of drink stations and volunteers, but I think if it were hot I would carry water. The 2nd to last aid station didn't seem adequately manned and I had issues there both this year and last. Overall, I really like the course and the race seems to get better each year (for example the mile markers were right on this year).




Last updated: 2011-09-05 12:00 AM
Running
02:03:15 | 13.1 miles | 09m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 26/45
Overall: 162/217
Performance: Average
Splits: 9:14, 9:36, 9:52, 9:43, 9:37, 9:43, 9.32, 9:10, 9:13, 9:25, 9:15, 9:11, 9:12
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. Nice course and much drier than last year (even though it was raining pretty good!).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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