Broad Street Run - Run10 Mile


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Broad Street Run
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 50m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 6:30. Ate two slices of multi-grain toast with peanut butter. Drank a cup of coffee and got my stuff together. Left the house at 7:30 for the short ride to the course. Bridget dropped me off just before 8:00.
Event warmup:

Found Pat (friend from work) and Brenda (his wife) inside the stadium. Pat checked his bag and we tried to find a toilet without a line that was 20 deep -- no luck.

Found our spot by the 10 min / mile sign and waited for the start.
Run
  • 1h 50m
  • 10 miles
  • 11m  min/mile
Comments:

1st 3 miles were a breeze and then we needed a pit stop. Waited in line for the toilet for a while. I started to getting hungry at mile 2 so I guess I should have eaten a larger breakfast.

Miles 4 - 6 were also easy maintaining about a 10 min / mile pace. During mile 7, Brenda's knee began to hurt so we eased it back to 12:30 per mile for the last few. 15 mph wind at our back and a downhill course made this a nice easy run for me.
What would you do differently?:

Eat more for breakfast. Find a way to take care of business before getting to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed some water and a pretzel. Found Bridget and some other friends and headed back to the city for some breakfast.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. This was a fun race with friends. Time and performance were not a consideration.

Event comments:

Great race. Really cool atmosphere with 18,000 other runners through my hometown.


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Last updated: 2007-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:00 | 10 miles | 11m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Almost entirely downhill and straight. Very fast.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4