2010 Presque Isle Half Marathon

Duration = 2:34:29 (Official Time)
Distance = 13.1 (Half Marathon)
Calories = 1758
Max HR = 198
Avg HR = 170
Running Index = 44
Max Cadence = 98
Avg Cadence = 89

Sunday: race (long run)
Equipment: Asics Gel-Nimbus 11s, shorts, tech shirt
Conditions:
Start: 71F, 75% RH, wind S 5mph, clear
Finish: 78F, 50% RH, wind S mph4, clear

Presque Isle Half Marathon, Erie, PA, USA

This was a nice little (~1000 finishers) race. The Erie Running Club provides good support for this fairly flat course. The most notable feature is a hairpin turn in the first mile. Most of the course has some cover from the sun, but this also reduces the amount of air flow. I noticed that I was pushing harder sooner in the race than in previous races.

The only significant issue, other than the heat, I had was severe thrubbage. I rubbed myself raw by the end of the race. I need to remember to wear my compression shorts or apply Body Glide. I didn't notice any issues with my ITB or my muscles.

I need to calibrate the stride sensor to my new shoes as it was reporting long.

Data (from Polar HRM; Time=gun time):

Mile    Time    Lap Time  Max Avg Min
1.    0:12:21.7 0:11:40.7 160 151 121
2.    0:24:13.6 0:11:51.9 164 159 152
3.    0:35:43.6 0:11:30.0 167 163 153
4.    0:47:03.8 0:11:20.2 172 167 155
5.    0:58:25.3 0:11:21.5 175 170 164
6.    1:10:01.2 0:11:35.9 178 171 163
7.    1:21:06.9 0:11:05.7 180 176 171
8.    1:32:25.8 0:11:18.9 182 178 168
9.    1:44:00.5 0:11:34.7 182 178 164
10.   1:55:50.3 0:11:49.8 185 177 166
11.   2:09:44.7 0:13:54.4 183 172 155
12.   2:22:05.5 0:12:20.8 179 174 163
13.   2:34:26.3 0:12:20.8 198 178 164
part  2:35:12.5 0:00:46.2 198 190 180

[Posted 2010-07-21]

USAF Week 7 - Long Run

Duration = 2:28:49
Distance = 8.34
Calories = 1249
Max HR = 161
Avg HR = 143
Running Index = 36
Max Cadence = 94
Avg Cadence = 69

Sunday: long run
Equipment: Asics Gel-Cumulus 9s, shorts, tech shirt
Conditions: >90F and 50% humidity at the start, some wind from the south that was mostly screened by trees

Warm-up: 5:00 walk
Main: balance of 12 miles with heart rate 130-140 (that was the plan)
Cool-down: 5:00 walk

I knew pretty quick that Plan A was out the airlock. What I settled on was run/walk til dark and call that "good enough". I would try to run near 15:00 pace, but that developed a higher than desired heart rate. I set a limit of 160 at which point I would walk until I was back in the mid 130s. The caused a lot of walking as just walking was keeping my heart rate in the 140s for quite a while before it was finally drop to my target. I used this run outside to get an idea of distances around different "blocks" near where I live. I now have a known route this is ~5 miles around. There is a convenience store on this route that I can use if I need something before I pass my house. I still need to gauge the larger available "block" to determine its length.

This was hard enough with the Polar HRM I use adding its own challenges to the situation. It seemed to loose steps occasionally. This impacts total distance, pace, and cadence. When I'm running I tend to be very consistent around 90 strides/180 steps per minute. When the reported cadence is in the 50-60 strides/minute ranage, I know it is whacked. I didn't run with the GPS sensor today, but that has its own issues. The Polar uses the stride sensor for pace/distance as the priority. It will only use the GPS for speed/distance if the stride sensor is not reporting. I would prefer to have the pace/distance to come for the GPS if it is available while still recording cadence.

Data:

Lap    Time    Lap Time  Max Avg Min Dist  min/mile  
A 1. 0:15:45.8 0:15:45.8 152 134 110 1.002  15:43  
A 2. 0:31:26.0 0:15:40.2 161 150 136 0.997  15:43  
A 3. 0:48:26.0 0:17:00.0 160 145 120 1.003  16:56  
A 4. 1:09:58.9 0:21:32.9 154 142 127 1.004  18:48  
A 5. 1:28:49.7 0:18:50.8 154 140 125 0.999  18:52  
A 6. 1:45:28.0 0:16:38.3 160 151 138 1.005  16:33  
A 7. 2:03:31.4 0:18:03.4 159 143 131 1.000  18:03  
A 8. 2:22:22.2 0:18:50.8 161 144 124 0.998  18:48  
6.   2:28:48.9 0:06:23.8 151 141 128 0.328  19:35