PONCHO'S GOOFY RACE AND A HALF CHALLENGE REPORT
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Entry by:
Poncho Smith
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Goofy Challenge
Half - 1/9/10
Full - 1/10/10
Lake Buena Vista, FL
20's, snow, sleet & rain! |
Overall Rank Half = 1251/17102
Overall Rank Full = 5756/16883
Age Group = M50-54
Age Group Rank Half =83/790
Age Group Rank Full = 313/808 |
 
Run
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01:51:18 | 13.1 miles | 8m 29s min/mile 4:42:05 | 26.2 miles | 10m 45s min/mile |
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Pre-Race Routine and Warm-Up:
Got up at 2:20 am to get some warm food in the stomach and figure out how to layer for a COLD race.
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Performance Comments:
Took it easy for the start of the half. Began with a 9:00 min/mi pace
to get some heat into the cold muscles. Just wanted to get thru the half without hurting myself for the
full the next day. Felt good going into the full with Coach Ali at my side to keep me paced, knowing that
keeping the start of my full in control has always been a problem! With temperatures around 27, it was
going to be a brutal run! We made it about 20 miles before the cold took its toll on us. Muscles began
to cramp, so we had to do some walking to save the hamstrings from blowing up.
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What Would You Do Different?
I will carry an extra dry pair of gloves and an extra warm running cap for later on when the gloves get wet and the cap is sweaty.
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Post Race Activities and Cool Down:
Will have my race support crew carry a blanket with them for me after the race in case the race doesn't supply something warm. It would have been awful to stand around all wet, sweaty and freezing cold after the race.
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Event Comments:
It was still a fun race to do even though we froze!
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Would You Do This Race Again?
Already have signed up for next year!
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