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Age Division Winner

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Short-Term Running Goals:

Regain consistency.

Build up slowly and come out strong.

Regain "speed" (relative)

Finish WR50 again.

Improve at Cascade Crest. 

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Sun, Jun 29, 2008
Race: Seafair Half Marathon (13.1 Miles) 01:36:02, Place overall: 73, Place in age division: 11
Easy MilesMarathon Pace MilesThreshold MilesVO2 Max MilesTotal Distance
0.000.0013.100.0013.10

13.1 in 1:36:02, 7:20/mi, HR 175. 

Another hot weather race with hills.  Went into this race with fewer expectations than normal since I'm just getting back into base building after May's marathon.  I figured I'd at least beat my time here last year although this year's route was brand new.  As it turned out, I ran slower than last year but I think the course was harder and the temps were definitely higher.  Start temps were close to 70F and warmer at the end, with much of the route exposed to the sun.  I actually ran pretty well the first half, which was the flat half, but the second half cooked me and the hills and then the heat reduced me to walking in spots.  I'd hoped this would give me some confidence going into the Northwest Passage Relay but instead I'll just be praying for cooler weather.

 

Adrenaline 8 - 278.94 miles.

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Comments
From KellyP on Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 19:05:45

Sounds a bit grueling to me. And I have no doubts that the excitement of running the relay will get your pace into your competitive range.

Have you figured out how to attach the video cam to your body as you run? You know that all of the coworkers will want to see some footage of the epic race. I think a tube of construction adhesive might do the trick.

From Ian on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 08:17:57

It's all character building Dale :-)Position wise how do you compare to last year?. Some runners seem to thrive in these hot weather races but I fade as well. In the marathon the other week I water boosted upto an hour before race start, then drank again just before the start, I think this helped.

From Dale on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:03:38

Kelly: At this point, I want nothing to do with extra weight, drag, or heat. You'll have to talk w/ RK about sending out a film crew.....

Ian: I hope something got built. I felt pretty crappy the remainder of the day and even talked myself out of cutting the lawn and instead just laid around eating occasionally. I don't think I was as well prepared for the heat as I should've been....forgot my water at home and at the start was already a bit thirsty. Oops. Another bad race memory to try and flush.

From Tom on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:11:26

Dale I think we learn just as much if not more from the crummy races as the good ones. I know the heat has killed me more than about anything else looking back at bad races. Treat this one like a good training run and look forward to great races later this year.

From Dale on Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:26:55

Thanks Tom. I wish I knew a trick for training to run in warmer weather. Most would consider the 70-75F temps I ran in merely warm, but for me they're well into "way too hot" territory. Almost feel like I should limit my racing to the cooler months of the year, lest I continue my steady regression from March. But I've got the NWP to run in late July so instead I'll just keep running during lunchtime so I can get some hot weather training under my belt....maybe I can acclimate at least a tiny bit and salvage some of my pride.

From Sean on Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 16:50:34

Nice job. I ran seafair one year and promised to never do it again. It's always hot and despite having a third different course in five years, there is just no way to make that thing anything but hilly. Great job though. Try for Super jock and Jill Half on Labor Day.

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