Snowman Stampede - 20 Mile - Run10 Mile


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Colorado Runner Events LLC
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 20m 46s
Overall Rank = 71/362
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 5/54
Pre-race routine:

Banana, Cliff bar, water and Accelerade in the car. Arrived an hour early, got # etc and coffee cuz it was cold. I can drink coffee black now - didn't think cream in the tummy would be a good idea. Walked and walked looking for BTers and to make my tight parts loosen up. Potty, of course.
Event warmup:

Ran a little loop, enough to get out of breath. Lose layers, chat.
Run
  • 1h 20m 46s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

I was playing w/ my garmin on the way to the race. Did you know you can display sunrise and sunset? While playing I had gps turned off. Forgot to turn it back on, so 1st mile was spent trying to figure out what was wrong, then deciding if I should bother to turn gps on, then bothering to do so. Didn't even notice that it was uphill..... nice.

Really really tried to get into zone 4 but never did. Spent it all in Zone 3 and junk zone. Looking back at LT results, that's tempo and this was supposed to be a tempo run, so guess it's all good.

Too much concrete for my liking, but body parts didn't complain too much. Wind at our backs on the way out, which I should have taken better advantage of, and blowing harder on the way back, of course :)
What would you do differently?:

Pretty happy. Wanted to do 8:20 pace and did 8:08. Wanted to do better than 6th place in AG (last month's finish) and came in 5th.

Next time I'll carry my own water, even tho only 10 miles -- I hate using a paper cup once and throwing it away. And it's easier to sip out of fuelbelt bottles.

And focus better. Forgot at times this was a race. Got sloppy w/ form. Didn't make myself stay with people that were passing me.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to car for clothes. Drank Endurox. Stretched watching others finish. Walked around chatting and cheering.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, always. Sore parts. Weight, always, but getting better.

Event comments:

Fun winter running series. Some incredible athletes.




Last updated: 2007-10-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:20:46 | 10 miles | 08m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/54
Overall: 71/362
Performance: Good
HR and pace fairly level.
Course: Fairly level concrete, dirt, asphalt.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]