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Athens Twilight 5k - Run5k

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Athens, Georgia
United States
Swagger
73F / 23C
Sunny

Total Time = 8h 45m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 19/43

Pre-race routine:

Got up around 6:30, ate a small piece of CLIF bar.

Event warmup:

Walked to start/registration, walked t-shirts home and back, milled around and stretched. Approx. 2 miles pre-race walk.

Run

32m 22s
3.11 miles
10m 25s min/mile

What would you do differently?:

Nothing. It was a pretty good run. I'd like to be more conditioned, but I'm not unhappy with the results.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked home, approx. 1 mile. Stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Conditioning. Logistics of attempting to surge around slower runners -- course was narrow and it was hard to sprint around walking runners.

Event comments:

I will do this race again, because the event is part of the Twilight Criterium and there are therefore a looooot of great activities scheduled around it. Plus, Athens rules. It's always fun. However, the race was organized poorly. Registration was backed up, which backed up the actual race. Pre-event signage, indicating the location of the race, food, drink, etc, was nonexistent, and after the race there were several bottlenecks as people tried to access water.

To their credit, this is Swagger's second Twilight Race and they are primarily a facilitator of bicycling races. You can tell.

Still, yay Athens. The course was great, and the weather was beautiful.

Last updated: 2009-04-25 12:00 AM

Running
00:32:22 \| 03.11 miles \| 10m 25s min/mile
Age Group:	0/43
Overall:	0/
Performance:
Course:	Gently sloping course starts on Washington Street, proceeds on a modest uphill on Prince Avenue, returns through rolling hills of the Boulevard neighborhood, and ends in front of City Hall.
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	Just right
Organized?	No
Events on-time?	No
Lots of volunteers?	No
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	3