Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run10 Mile


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
48F / 9C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 1s
Overall Rank = 1031/8288
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 189/1674
Pre-race routine:

Up early and commuted in with Slake, Vball and 3558. Again, hard to eat any food that early in the morning.
Event warmup:

None really. Started the race late as I was waiting in the porta-potty line AGAIN (just like last year).
Run
  • 1h 23m 1s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, I started late (ended up starting 14 minutes after the gun) in the second to last color wave. I was registered for a wave 3 ahead, and should have been 4 ahead ;) So I did my best in the first few miles to enjoy the warm-up and find my best line.. Zipped in and out of people, and saw Brad at mile 2. I tried to not get angry at walkers and other slower people, as I was the one in the wrong wave, not them ;).. Hit the 5k around 25 something and just kept my steadyish 8:15 pace even though I was doing lots of stops and starts to get around people and bottlenecks. Once on Hains point I was so happy. It was a beautiful day and sunny and I just smiled enjoying the race. It was around mile 7 and I still wasn't feeling out of breath or tired. After mile 7 I picked up the pace some (though didn't go any faster - my legs were starting to fatigue) and saw Slake, who started even later than me. Pushed through the last few miles and was proud how well I felt running up the last hill to the finish. Happy with a ~5.5 minute PR at a more comfortable pace than last year.
What would you do differently?:

1. Start on time
2. Not train through the race, last week was a very hard training week for me.
3. Start on time
4. Start on time
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the meeting point and enjoyed the sun!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

See above.

Event comments:

I love the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. A great way to start the spring season!




Last updated: 2008-12-29 12:00 AM
Running
01:23:01 | 10 miles | 08m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1674
Overall: 0/8288
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4