I thought I would add a couple of photos to this blog entry. As you can see it was very foggy (and hot) at the race!
Do I call this a race or do I call this a training run?
Ha Ha ... I knew, going into this race, that I would not set any records. The temperature was 80 degrees and the humidity was 97% and there was no wind at the start of the race. The visibility was probably 100 feet because of the fog.
I thought there was a good trunout for a small-town half-marathon in mid-July. There were 535 runners. The race was run fairly well except for the annoying anouncer they had and the fact that a couple of the water stations were not manned so you had to get your own water from a cooler which cost you a lot of time.
I went into the race very rested since I had taken the week off. My hip was bothering me a little but by race time it felt pretty good. I had decided to run very conseritivly and stay around 7:45 per mile for the race. This actually proved to be a little tough after about mile 8 as I could tell I was getting dehydrated. I intentionally walked through all 13 water stops and actually stopped at two to get my own water. I probably lost 15 seconds on every water station and a little more on the ones where I got my own water.
This race really proved to me how much the heat and humidity is affecting my running this summer. I may rethink my running plans for the next few weeks as I'm afraid I'm not gaining anything and may be just tearing my body up for nothing.
| 7/14/2012 Orange Leaf Half Marathon - New Braunfels |
| Mile |
Time |
HR |
HR % |
|
| 1 |
7:38:00 |
149 |
84% |
|
| 2 |
7:36:00 |
158 |
86% |
|
| 3 |
7:58:00 |
158 |
89% |
|
| 4 |
7:47:00 |
161 |
90% |
|
| 5 |
7:52:00 |
164 |
89% |
|
| 6 |
7:52:00 |
165 |
90% |
|
| 7 |
7:48:00 |
167 |
89% |
|
| 8 |
7:49:00 |
170 |
90% |
|
| 9 |
7:45:00 |
171 |
89% |
|
| 10 |
8:02:00 |
172 |
91% |
|
| 11 |
8:03:00 |
174 |
92% |
|
| 12 |
8:19:00 |
174 |
92% |
|
| 13 |
8:05:00 |
177 |
94% |
|
| 0.1 |
0:57:00 |
177 |
96% |
|
| Total |
103:31:00 |
166 |
90% |
54:31:00 |
| Pace |
7:54:07 |
|
|
55:51:00 |
| New Braunfels |
| 80º - 97% Humidity - Dew Point 72 - No Wind |
36 out of 535 runners
2nd out of16 in my age group |
Colossians 2:9-10
“For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority.â€
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