RACE REPORT
I ran an unofficial time of 1:52:30....this betters my previous personal best by about 9 minutes!
Pre-race routine:
Woke up at 5:30 am. Had one cup of coffee, 2 pieces of toast with butter and a hand full of pecans. Drank a water bottle.
Event warm up:
Rode my bike 20k to Assiniboine Park. (race site)
RunComments:
My plan was to start off at a fast pace and see how long I could hold it. I felt the worst thing is that could happen is I'd have to slow down a little on the second 10k. Turns out I held my pace very well! I kept my breathing consistent and controlled through my nose for the first 10k. I drank a little water at each aid station and had 3 GU chunks during the first half of the marathon. At the turn I slowed a little from about 5:00/km to about 5:15/km...this was not voluntary! The second part of the course seems to have more up hill portions. I ran a VERY strong race. I took no walk breaks....this was a first for me. Usually in a half I will walk once or twice
What would you do differently?:
Not much....other than maybe try to hold my pace a little better on the small hills we faced on the back side of the course. I think I would likely use my arm warmers next time. I wore a L/S underarmour shirt under my tech shirt....this might have been a little hot. It would help if I kept losing weight and work on hills more!
Post race
Warm down:
Walked around and met up with my wife and son....they surprised me and showed up to see me finish! I didn't know they were coming!! Grabbed a Gatorade and water and we walked around in the rain.
Event comments:
I was really proud of this effort. I kept my mind out of the race...I just ran until I ran under the finishers banner!
I'm so glad you posted this!! I wasn't sure if you were a 10's and 1's guy or not! Here's my question of the week... I have always (always being a very short time since I haven't even been running for a year) run with walk breaks..ALWAYS. I had never run more than 10 minutes at a time until recently. I've made it my goal to run 5k straight through, last week we ran 4k no problem and I think given that time is on my side I could probably train to run the 10k straight through. The interesting thing is I find these longer periods of running easier then running the simple 7-1's we're doing as part of our training program. Should I just throw the intervals out the window and keep with what feels good?? Or is it better as a "beginner" to stick with the torture..I mean walk/runs? What are your thoughts...
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