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Coogan's Salsa, Blues &Shamrocks 5K Run - Run5k

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New York, New York
United States
New York Road Runners
50F / 10C
Precipitation

Total Time = 31m 30s
Overall Rank = 3896/5370
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 224/390

Pre-race routine:

Cereal with strawberries, coffee, glass of water upon wakeup

Event warmup:

Jogged about 5 blocks to porta-johns, then lined up, did some leg kicks, that was about it. Could have used more but it was pretty rainy and miserable and I knew I wasn't going to PR anyway.

Run

31m 30s
3.11 miles
10m 08s min/mile

Comments:

This is always a fun race so I enjoyed it. I walked about 3 times for less than a minute each - first time on the hill after the turnaround in Ft Tryon park, second later in the same hill, and then for a minute on that last hill in the 180's before the downhill to the finish. Tried to remember all those track intervals and to run relaxed in the kick to the finish / last quarter to half mile or so.

What would you do differently?:

Warm up better, have a better base! Still, I was closer to my PR than I would have thought and this was second best out of a lifetime 4 5ks, so I was happy.

Post race

Warm down:

Walk through chute and back to car in the rain. Changed into a dry shirt at the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Warm up, extra weight, overall lack of base

Event comments:

NYRR isn't known for their frills, just spot-on organization and a good (if really really large) racing experience. This race is always especially fun due to the bands and neighborhood flavor - bagpipes to mariachi!

Last updated: 2011-01-23 12:00 AM

Running
00:31:30 \| 03.11 miles \| 10m 08s min/mile
Age Group:	0/390
Overall:	0/5370
Performance:	Good
splits about 10:30, 9:50, 10:15, :57.
Course:	Very hilly, rain, some wind, but comfortable. a better warm up would have helped but didn't go out too fast in the first mile.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%0
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
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]	4