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Anchorage, Alaska
United States
Anchorage Running Club
55F / 13C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 13m 28s
Overall Rank = 495/1,011
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 24/82
Pre-race routine:

breakfast, coffee and short drive into anchorage. Found Natalie and hung out til race start.
Event warmup:

Tried to stay dry, by huddling under the buildings.
Run
  • 2h 13m 28s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 10m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Great run - felt really good the entire time! PR'd by about a minute!
What would you do differently?:

nothing - this was a "c" race and I had one of my largest volume weeks prior to this race. Couldn't be happier
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, had some water and pretzels. Found the grilled cheese line! Then waited for about 1 1/2 hours for my friend to get through. Did go to the Nordstrom's bathroom and change and rinse my face!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

tired legs from marathon training?

Event comments:

Great race - organizers did a wonderful job. All of the musical venues (bagpipes, polka, taiko drums, etc...) spread out through the course were awesome and well appreciated! I will do this race again!




Last updated: 2013-08-19 12:00 AM
Running
02:13:28 | 13.1 miles | 10m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/82
Overall: 82/1,011
Performance: Good
fastest laps were mile 2, 11 and 12! Negative split the race by a few seconds! HR stayed in the 150s til the last few miles when I realized I could get a PR. Avg. HR 156
Course: Great course and the race organizers did a good job routing everyone through. Rained the entire time, but it was mostly light and didn't detract from the race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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

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2013-08-19 9:37 PM
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Great job on the PR! You'll be in great form for the full.
2013-08-20 6:04 AM
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Awesome race Robin!!  Isn't marathon training fun?  You get to PR the shorter distances training through them!!

Congrats on a great race!

2013-08-20 9:53 AM
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Wow - a HM PR on a full week of marry training... Very impressive!

Congrats!

Almost makes me look forward to this fall's marathon training.  Wink

Matt

ETA:  I love the name of this race.  Any idea what it's from?



Edited by mcmanusclan5 2013-08-20 9:54 AM
2013-08-20 11:35 AM
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Originally posted by mcmanusclan5

Wow - a HM PR on a full week of marry training... Very impressive!

Congrats!

Almost makes me look forward to this fall's marathon training.  Wink

Matt

ETA:  I love the name of this race.  Any idea what it's from?




The local running store here in Anchorage is called Skinny Raven. They were the primary sponsors of the half marathon. The full marathon was called Moose's Tooth after a local pizza shop and a mtn in the Denali Range!
2013-08-20 2:23 PM
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Hooray for a PR!! Congrats on a great race!


2013-08-20 4:13 PM
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Awesome job on your HM PR, Robin, well done! Especially on a big volume week of training. Bask in the success!
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