Dallas and I got up at 4:30am and I ate a half of banana and a little yougart with it. Got a powerade and between me and Dallas we drank it before the start of the race. The race started at 6:05 and we got their at 5:25. We headed to the started and took advantage of the no lines at the porta potties. Very soon after there were big lines.
It was 75' and cloudy at the start of the race. Much warmer than I like it but at least the sun didn't hit us the last couple of miles of the race because of cloud cover.
I thought I was in similar condition to last year but I'm a year older so I didn't know if I could beat my time or not. Also last year after heel pounding the race with big strides my knees were aching really bad after the race and then I developed a bad case of tenditis. This year I've been focused on landing flat footed and running soft down the hills. I don't feel like I run as fast down hill but I feel it causes less injury. Mission accomplished, the knees were totally fine after the race.
Results below compared to 2010.
| YR2010 |
YR2011 |
+ or - |
| 5:27 |
5:37 |
:10 |
| 5:27 |
5:33 |
:16 |
| 5:55 |
5:53 |
:14 |
| 5:56 |
5:54 |
:12 |
| 5:50 |
5:55 |
:17 |
| 6:18 |
6:02 |
:01 |
| 1:29 |
1:18 |
(:10) |
| 36:22 |
36:12 |
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I ran a near perfect race as far as I can tell. With a mile left I was hurting but my legs were still doing fine. With about a half a mile left my legs started burning so I knew I had run near perfect. I ran hard the last mile but I didn't speed up much at the end cause my legs were getting a little wobbly.
I got 2nd of 52. Last year I got 4th of 95. Having it on a Monday this year instead of a Saturday like last year must have decreased the field size.
Dallas got a 42:53. 8th out of 43 in the 12-14 age group. He ran well but about half way into the race his stomach started aching and he was very glad to find a porta potty near the finish.
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