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Ft. Meyers, Florida
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 2h 07m 9s
Overall Rank = 328/811
Age Group = M 50-54
Age Group Rank = 24/49
Pre-race routine:

Woke up too early at 4am... puttered around and drank lots of water / G2. Race start was forecast to be 70 degrees and 100% humidity. At least no expected thunderstorm like last time. Forecast was right. Pretty toasty... and once the sun came up, even more fun. Left the house at 6:20. Probably should make it 6:10 or 6:15 next time, but it was fine.
Event warmup:

Just did some stretching and warm-ups. Usual pre-race routine. Just drank more water than usual.
Run
  • 2h 07m 9s
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

Stopped and walked at every water stop (8 of them) and drank a gaterade and a water at each one. Was still dehydrated and fuzzy at the end. Just not used to the heat after training in the cold. Never really pushed it, basically tried to stay relaxed until the bridge, then deal with the bridge, and then find a pace that I could keep through the end. Hips were pretty sore for the last few miles. Feet and ankles were okay.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Wanted to experiment with the run / walk approach and once I saw the forecast, that was a good call period to make sure I hydrated as much as possible. Now, just hoping my legs aren't shot for the 10 miler. This was a B or C race given my training, but it's a fund raiser for the Cancer Center where my Dad spent quite a bit of time, so I try to time my visits down here to coincide with it. 2nd slowest half ever, but maybe I have to start getting used to that :-))
Post race
Warm down:

Drink, stretch, drink, stretch, eat fruit, drink... repeat. Was buzzy for a good 20 minutes. I can't believe how much I drank and it was all used.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heat/humidity and training.

Event comments:

Good race as always. My 3rd one. One of these days, I hope to get "nice" weather!




Last updated: 2015-02-15 12:00 AM
Running
02:07:09 | 13.1 miles | 09m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 24/49
Overall: 328/811
Performance: Below average
I should probably download it, but generally it went like this. Around a 9min/mi pace through mile 7 and then about a 10min/mile pace after that.
Course: Bridge from mile 7 to 9. Otherwise, flat as a pancake. Broadway seems like a long slow slog slightly uphill, but maybe that's just because it is toward the end.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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Good work on a hot/humid day. You were smart to focus on hydration. Well done.

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Congratulations on a good race Stu.  Your time is impressive to me so keep running.  I can't imagine 100% humidity.  Sounds like you did the right thing with your hydration.

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Maybe it wasn't your fastest race, but your time doesn't look too shabby to me, especially given the heat & humidity. Concentrating on hydration was the right move.
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Congrats! yes the heat and humidity makes a huge difference. GREAT job on staying hydrated.
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