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Irish Jig 5K - Run


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East Grand Rapids, MI
United States
Spectrum Health
40F / 4C
Precipitation
Total Time = 31m 14s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 20-24
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I had a banana and half a bagel for breakfast. I wasn't really nervous about the event. I was just viewing it as a starting point and had few expectations. I just wanted to pace myself between 10 and 10:15 for the first mile.
Event warmup:

I stretched at home before we left. Stretched after picking up my race packet. And then jogged for about 5 min. The last part of the jog I did faster and concentrated on my leg turn around.
Run
  • 31m 14s
  • 5 kms
  • 06m 15s  min/km
Comments:

I reached my goal on the first mile so I was just able to relax and run after that. It started raining really hard (including thunder) at about the 1 mile mark. I'm glad I didn't have high expectations. I feel like I have a good benchmark and starting point to improve on in the next six months though.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk through the food line and then walk to the warm car and warm, dry cloths!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

It was a rough winter for training. Running hills on the tredmill just isn't the same as a real hill. I'm satisfied with my performance though.




Last updated: 2004-03-25 12:32 PM
Running
00:31:14 | 05 kms | 06m 15s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Mile 1: 10min flat Mile 2: 20:26 Mile 3.1: 31:14
Course: This course had a few nice hills in it. The last half to 3/4 of a mile was down hill, which was very nice.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 1

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