Seaside 10 Miler - Run10 Mile


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Ocean City, Maryland
United States
OC Tri-Running Sports
52F / 11C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 47s
Overall Rank = 120/249
Age Group = 50-59F
Age Group Rank = 6/13
Pre-race routine:

into bed at 10:30, slept fairly OK, some trouble falling asleep because I kept thinking about the weather forecast.

Alarm at 6am. Normal race-day breakfast. Shake 1 hr before start; gel 15 minutes before start
Event warmup:

stayed in the car with the heater on. Took off the extra layers about 5 minutes before and followed everyone over towards the start line. Did some small runs and some jumping to loosen up and warm up. HR was about 110 when the race started.
Run
  • 1h 35m 47s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

The weather conditions were insane. Started the race into a 20mph(?) headwind with slashing rain and stronger gusts. At times the rain felt like needles.

I was supposed to start out for 2 miles in Z2, then Z3 for 6, and then 2 miles for whatever I had, but my HR was sky high right from the start even though my pace was OK. Z2? Fuggeddaboutit! Instead of managing my HR I tried to manage my pace: 2 miles ~10:30; 6 miles ~10:00; 1 mile ~9:30; last mile whatever I could push. Basically ran the whole thing in Z4 or above! Except for mile 2, every mile was faster than the one before.

Finished pretty strong, under my goal of beating a 10 minute mile pace
What would you do differently?:

Brush up on rain-go-away dance
Post race
Warm down:

walked back to the tent and had a bit to eat (half bagel, half banana, cup of soup); then back to the car to put on my raincoat; headed back to the tent for the awards. Was starting to shiver by the time we headed out.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

the Wind! and the rain

Event comments:

weather was awful, but that obviously was not the organizer's fault; I'd love to try this again in better weather.


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Last updated: 2011-08-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:47 | 10 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/13
Overall: 120/249
Performance: Good
lap: lap pace HR avg mile 1: 10:19 148 mile 2: 10:44 154 mile 3: 10:08 155 mile 4: 10:03 153 mile 5: 9:50 154 mile 6: 9:37 154 mile 7: 9:31 155 mile 8: 9:29 155 mile 9: 9:02 157 mile 10: 8:26 161 crossed the mat at about a 7:27 pace
Course: once around the parking lot and then out and back; started on the boardwalk then moved one block west for a while, then another block left later on
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4