Runnin' of the Green 7K Race Denver CO - RunOther


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Denver, Colorado
United States
35F / 2C
Overcast
Total Time = 45m 30s
Overall Rank = 2210/3832
Age Group = 40-49F
Age Group Rank = 201/428
Pre-race routine:

had a big mexican dinner the night before with margarita. drank wine and had chocolate pie and stayed up til 1 am playing cards with friends at the house...probably not the best "night before routine"..

just coffee, water and a banana about an hour before the race
Event warmup:

got there and it was massively crowded...long line to get race number...stood in long line...then another long line to pee. kind of missed the actual start due to this..so ran back to start line and crowded into the runners.
Run
  • 45m 30s
  • 4.35 miles
  • 10m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

lost my girls right at the beginning..such a mass of green runners-very crowded...hard to keep a decent pace, but for the most part ran a nice race...not too exhuberant..could have gone faster but it was a good feeling run-heart rate in check and all well except for a bit of a stomach ache the whole way...(thanks margarita and burrito dinner!) finished feeling strong..not out of breath or exhausted.
What would you do differently?:

not eat mexican the night before. sleep more than 5 hours.
Post race
Warm down:

got t shirt (another long line) and found my niece and her friend Penny...took pictures..danced and drank a beer. then went to brunch at Rialto Cafe-delicious! Started snowing as we were celebrating after the race..snowed a bunch at my house all afternoon and night-so crazy because it had been 60 degrees and sunny the day before! so much for luck of the irish!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

so many people-bad nite before preparation. Who cares?? so much fun at this event!!


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Last updated: 2010-01-11 12:00 AM
Running
00:45:30 | 04.35 miles | 10m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 201/428
Overall: 2210/3832
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4