Jingle All The Way - Run10k


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
38F / 3C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 51m 24s
Overall Rank = 600/1508
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 79/167
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5 AM.
Ate my bagel. Drank Heed instead of Powerade with it. Missed my carpool. Freaked out and called my wife for parking directions at 6:40 AM.
Event warmup:

Searched frantically for parking spot. Ran almost 2 miles to the start. Realized that I forgot to note where I parked!

Got my # & Tag. Dropped them both in the mud near the porta-potties. Ucky! Did the "I gotta go" dance in line for about 5 minutes. Dropped off my windshirt when the rain stopped. Put jingle bells on the back of my hat.

Forced my way (just kidding) until I was only about 1000 runners from the start line.
Run
  • 51m 24s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Right calf kept cramping. Didn't want to push it too hard with my last long run for Disney Marathon planned for tomorrow.
What would you do differently?:

Push harder.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a banana. Drank a water. Got my bag. Put rainshirt on!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cramping right calf. Two mile run to start.

Event comments:

I gave the overall a 4 because I liked running a fast, flat course. Miles 2.5-4.5 felt very crowded. It was also fun to see the faster runners, and the costumes.




Last updated: 2009-12-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:24 | 06.2 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 79/167
Overall: 167/1508
Performance: Good
First 3.1 26:34 8:34 pace Last 3.1 23:50 7:59 pace
Course: Flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4