Evergreen Town Race - Run10k


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Evergreen, Colorado
United States
Colorado Road Runners, Inc.
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 46m 18s
Overall Rank = 67/300
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 4/36
Pre-race routine:

Had coffee and smoothie and walked 1.5 mi to bib p/u & bus.
Event warmup:

The walk was enough w/u. Stretched chatting w/ Kristine.
Run
  • 46m 18s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Had a sip of water at the 2 aid stations and dumped the rest on my head -- it was starting to get a bit warm. Focused on steady breathing and foot cadence. Really not feeling pumped to race so had to just zone out and not think about it. Pretended Kristine and Julia were running next to me and they would give me grief if I slowed down.

Made an agreement w/ my stomach at the start of the season that if it wanted to throw up that was fine, but I was not slowing down for it. Reminded stomach of the deal around mile 4 and it decided it didn't need to throw up after all.
What would you do differently?:

Not ride 56 miles the day before? But this was a PR by 4 minutes over last year's race so maybe I should do a long ride the day before every race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked thru goody p/u, chatted w/ friends, had a couple Propels and part of a bagel, grabbed my bag, checked results and walked home w/ friends. Maybe should have stayed for the give-aways and massage and awards -- next time.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Genetics. Not feeling competitive today. No pop in the legs.

Event comments:

Love this race -- beautiful setting, fast race, great volunteers, close to home and the $$ goes to Alpine Rescue.




Last updated: 2009-07-27 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:18 | 06.21 miles | 07m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/36
Overall: 0/300
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly gentle downhill on Upper Bear Creek. The 1st couple miles are steep downhill so went pretty fast. Mile 3 time was 21 and change -- cool.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4