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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Boston Volvo
33F / 1C
Overcast
Total Time = 26m 59s
Overall Rank = 324/790
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 6/27
Pre-race routine:

Had coffee, put the third row in the car, picked up Ariella and her 2 boys, then to ex's house to pick up my boys. Drove to venue and registered.
Event warmup:

slow run about 1-1.5 miles, some strides, moving stretches.
Run
  • 26m 59s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

still not at my old pace let alone getting faster, but all in all felt a whole lot more like myself running.
What would you do differently?:

run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, waited for younger son (older son beat me), changed to dry shirt, layers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I suck at running.

Event comments:

I like that this Turkey trot raises money they changed from Best Buddies to MS this year - a great cause.




Last updated: 2008-11-11 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:59 | 03.11 miles | 08m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/27
Overall: 324/790
Performance: Good
lap data in my blog. Have garmin data not official data
Course: same as last year, start on slight up hill, turning to go do Cambridge street, down cambridge around and back up north beacon
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2008-11-27 10:34 AM

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2008-11-27 11:34 AM
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If that is slow I might as well hang up my sneakers.....awesome job
2008-11-27 6:09 PM
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Socks - 2008-11-27 12:34 PM If that is slow I might as well hang up my sneakers.....awesome job

 

thanks.  My older son ran just shy of my pace last year - I am so proud of him...

I would like to not only meet the pace I ran last year but improve on it!!!! oh well  eventually....

2008-11-27 6:14 PM
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