New Year's Double Eve Race

Starting Line for the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year’s Double Eve Race

Race Course

I had run one of this leg race series (The New Year’s Double) for my first race of 2016 and so I was very familiar with the course and the production company, The Active Joe. What I had never attempted to do before was run two half marathons in back-to-back days. I felt like I had done plenty of training and that I was prepared physically to run the race. Emotionally or psychologically how I was going to fair on this race was anyone’s guess.

What is nice about the course is that it is practically flat except for a portion where the running trail goes under a road below grade.

New Year's Double Race Medals

New Year’s Double Race Medals

The weather was nice (50*) and sunny albeit a little windy yet manageable for Saturday morning. I wore a lightweight long sleeve shirt and a LiveWire sleeveless shirt, and shorts. My goal was to take it easy, something that I tend to struggle with, and walk some portions of the course if I felt like I was feeling a little tired.

It’s been a few weeks since I ran the race so I can’t recall whether I walked any significant portions of the race.

Since much of the trail is on a fairly wide cement sidewalk, safety is not a big concern where you need to be aware of vehicle traffic on roadways. This allows me to go out and try to just enjoy running

After finishing the race, there were bananas, water, and plain bagels to eat. It was very nice to have something to eat since I had just gotten done burning about 1,500 calories in just under 3 hours. I also picked up a race series medal that I have been working on for 2016.

Splits Time Cumulative Time Moving Time Distance Elev Gain Elev Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Avg Run Cadence Max Run Cadence Avg Stride Length Avg Vertical Oscillation Avg Ground Contact Time Calories
1 10:47 10:47 10:43 1.00 1 8 10:47 10:43 9:06 148 167 169 180 0.88 8.2 280 104
2 10:36 21:22 10:30 1.00 23 16 10:36 10:30 10:05 168 175 170 174 0.89 8.3 274 117
3 10:46 32:08 10:39 1.00 16 10:46 10:39 9:33 169 176 169 174 0.89 8.4 274 119
4 10:35 42:44 10:35 1.00 3 10:35 10:35 10:09 174 178 168 173 0.90 8.4 274 121
5 10:41 53:25 10:39 1.00 10:41 10:39 10:05 178 184 170 204 0.89 8.3 275 126
6 11:31 1:04:56 11:28 1.00 26 11:31 11:28 8:10 178 188 161 175 0.87 7.5 280 134
7 11:29 1:16:25 11:26 1.00 10 13 11:30 11:26 7:04 175 185 158 178 0.89 7.3 285 128
8 11:41 1:28:07 11:36 1.00 13 6 11:42 11:36 10:29 175 186 162 178 0.85 7.4 288 130
9 12:17 1:40:24 12:15 1.00 7 26 12:17 12:15 9:27 170 182 156 176 0.84 7.0 287 120
10 12:15 1:52:39 12:13 1.00 10 12:15 12:13 10:43 170 181 158 176 0.83 7.0 290 121
11 12:31 2:05:10 12:29 1.00 12:31 12:29 10:03 167 179 152 177 0.85 6.7 292 111
12 13:19 2:18:30 13:19 1.00 10 13:19 13:19 11:09 165 177 147 179 0.82 6.4 278 104
13 14:36 2:33:06 14:35 1.00 25 14:36 14:35 9:02 157 175 135 177 0.81 5.9 275 77
14 4:12.8 2:37:19 4:10 0.40 14 10:34 10:27 9:43 170 187 170 177 0.90 7.7 268 38
Summary 2:37:19 2:37:19 2:36:37 13.40 114 113 11:44 11:41 7:04 168 188 159 204 0.86 7.4 280 1,550

New Year’s Double Day Race

I intentionally made myself go to bed around 10:00 PM in an effort to get as much sleep as possible. I woke up at 6:00 AM the next morning and surprisingly, felt decent. I wasn’t as sore as I thought I might be thanks to taking some Aleve to help make sure I got to sleep with as little problems as possible.

Race Elevation Chart

The weather wasn’t what I had hoped it would be — Chance of rain throughout the race with temps in the 50s. Thankfully, it stopped raining right before the race began however I still ran with a raincoat just in case. More on that later.

I started the race and was actually able to run, albeit slower than I had the day before, but I was very happy with the pace I was able to maintain. I don’t recall walking much during the front half of the race except maybe at water stops and down, under, and back up to grade under the road.

Somewhere around mile 8 or 9 it started to run but thankfully it wasn’t a heavy downpour or lasted for an extended period of time. It might have rained (light drizzle at best) for perhaps 15 minutes.

I was very happy to finally make it to the finish line, especially in under 3:00, which was a small goal of mine for the race. I picked up some water, a banana, and a bagel to scarf down as I was starving, plus a plate to mount my two medals I had earned for each of the races. Even after having run more than 26 in two days, I was surprising in little pain. I got back to my truck, finished off my water and took another Aleve and made the drive back home — feeling accomplished in having completed perhaps the second toughest race I had set out to complete.

Splits Time Cumulative Time Moving Time Distance Elev Gain Elev Loss Avg Pace Avg Moving Pace Best Pace Avg HR Max HR Avg Run Cadence Max Run Cadence Avg Stride Length Avg Vertical Oscillation Avg Ground Contact Time Calories
1 11:03 11:03 10:55 1.00 11:03 10:55 9:55 152 173 171 177 0.85 7.7 278 109
2 10:49 21:52 10:48 1.00 14 18 10:49 10:48 10:23 172 178 172 175 0.87 7.9 271 121
3 12:04 33:56 11:56 1.00 14 12:04 11:56 10:23 166 176 160 176 0.83 7.1 274 128
4 11:46 45:42 11:41 1.00 3 11:46 11:41 9:47 167 178 163 176 0.84 7.2 272 120
5 12:29 58:11 12:23 1.00 12:29 12:23 11:01 162 177 157 176 0.82 7.0 273 111
6 12:24 1:10:35 12:21 1.00 30 12:24 12:21 11:01 164 177 157 177 0.82 7.0 279 117
7 12:28 1:23:03 12:21 1.00 6 10 12:28 12:21 9:33 159 175 152 178 0.85 6.9 314 96
8 13:03 1:36:06 13:03 1.00 13 9 13:03 13:03 10:51 158 174 150 175 0.82 6.7 329 96
9 12:56 1:49:02 12:35 1.00 6 23 12:56 12:35 7:01 153 171 148 179 0.84 6.7 307 77
10 12:46 2:01:48 12:46 1.00 13 12:46 12:46 10:53 157 171 152 178 0.83 6.9 321 90
11 14:06 2:15:54 14:00 1.00 14:06 14:00 9:13 147 168 139 176 0.82 6.3 303 64
12 16:04 2:31:58 16:01 1.00 10 16:04 16:01 11:01 137 168 125 177 0.80 5.5 284 48
13 15:34 2:47:32 15:31 1.00 23 15:34 15:31 14:40 135 143 123 143 0.84 5.7 474 32
14 4:27.6 2:52:00 4:22 0.33 13 13:39 13:22 9:55 137 167 135 176 0.87 6.3 410 14
Summary 2:52:00 2:52:00 2:50:43 13.33 102 102 12:54 12:49 7:01 155 178 149 179 0.83 6.7 304 1,223

Pictures

New Year’s Eve Race

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New Year's Double Eve Race

Running in the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

Running in the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

At the Finish Line for the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

At the Finish line of the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

Running in the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

At the halfway mark of the New Year’s Double Eve Race

New Year's Double Eve Race

Running in the New Year’s Double Eve Race

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Year’s Day Race

New Year's Double Day Race

At the Finish Line of the New Year’s Double Day Race

New Year's Double Day Race

Running the New Year’s Double Day Race

New Year's Double Day Race

Running the New Year’s Double Day Race

New Year's Double Day Race

At the halfway mark of the New Year’s Double Day Race