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Akron Falls, New York
United States
Genessee Valley Harriers
52F / 11C
Sunny
Total Time = 39m
Overall Rank = 136/137
Age Group = 60-69 F
Age Group Rank = 4/4
Pre-race routine:

Every single one of the other Ithaca women bailed, so I rode up with the guys (only 4) who went. (It was a very interesting 2 1/2 hour ride; I only knew 1 of them & now I have 3 new friends.
Arrived 10:00 which is minimum for an 11:00 race.
Woke at 3:00am.:Regular breakfast (eggs, V8) at 5. Left house 7:15. Half a Hammer bar at 8:15, other half at 9:15. Heed at 10:30. Then I learned race start delayed half hour due to traffic snarl on Thruway. By 11:15 I felt myself fading, so I found a caffeinated gel in my bag & ate it. No GI problems.
Event warmup:

Dynamic stretching & joint looseners. Started warm up run at 10:24. 12:32 including 2 pickups, ran the course. Near the end of my warm up, I learned the start would be delayed a half hour. Wasn't quite sure what to do with myself for half hour. Tried a little tai chi to stay focused, repeated stretches.
Run
  • 39m
  • 3.91 miles
  • 09m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

1st 2 miles were ok, although slower than I wanted. I can attribute that to the soft spongy running surface & the long hill at the start, repeated in figure 8, & maybe also to fatique (?). HR was within target range, although it shot up to zone 4 pretty quickly on the early hill. Not unhappy, though; passed 2 runners & had 2 more behind me.
Then I stupidly went off course, started doing the second figure 8 wrong, had to run up the hill an extra time. This really messed up my focus & strategy; I wasn't sure how far I'd actually be running, what would be too early to ramp up. Not happy with 2nd part of the race; only ran an extra .15 miles, but had no way of recalculating on the fly.
What would you do differently?:

Acknowledge that learning the course is an important part of the race, and not my strong suit. During the warm up really focus on the turns & intersections and where the flags might be ambiguous.
Post race
Warm down:

Recoverite & half recovery bar; pb bagel && banana.
Abbreviated rolling & stretching as the guys wanted to hit the road.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I've learned this: my mind can become confused during a race and fails to think. I really knew where the route went, but saw runners down on the lower part of the loop and headed there. I have been mentally lazy, counting on there being someone visibly in front of me, but there isn't always. It's not the first time it has happened.




Last updated: 2014-07-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:39:00 | 03.91 miles | 09m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/4
Overall: 4/137
Performance: Below average
1st mile: average HR 136, pace 9:45 2nd mile: average HR 139, pace 9:51 3rd mile: average HR 138, pace 10:16 4th .91 mile: average HR 141, pace 9:58
Course: Figure 8 run 2 times. Partly grass, sort of soft, spongy & in places wet. 1 long hill, run 3 times.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2014-10-13 7:19 AM

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Subject: Pete Glavin Upstate NY XC-3


2014-10-13 1:42 PM
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Subject: RE: Pete Glavin Upstate NY XC-3

Good observations about keeping the head in the game.  A race that doesn't start early morning is definitely harder to think through logistics of--especially when it got delayed again due to traffic snarls!

2014-10-14 11:11 AM
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Subject: RE: Pete Glavin Upstate NY XC-3
Congrats on the race, you really help others like me who get off course..made me feel better. CONGRATS..!!!
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