Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k - Run10k


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Richmond Sports Backers
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 26s
Overall Rank = /35,000
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Up early to eat and head into Richmond. Wander around the park for a while for costume photos and hunting down Jen and Kristen. Try to stay warm cause it's chilly from all the rain and these leotards don't cover much
Event warmup:

Stay warm...wander...Lots of comments about our costumes.
Walk over to the start line and ham it up dancing to the music to embarrass my daughter.
Run
  • 1h 01m 26s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I love this race! It is a huge party and maks the beginning of race season for me. It was even more fun in costume with Max :)
Mile 1 kind of slow 10:27
Mile 2 about 10:05
Mile 3 kept the 10:19 min miles going
Mile 4 started to pick it up still 10:01
Mile 5 Max got a cramp but I had my legs and went for it
Mile 6 Heard someone say they were at 55 min and I don't know if they were in my wave but I turned it on
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I went out to have fun and that's all I did.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking around to find Max, Carrie, Jen. Walked over to the Village Cafe for a terrific breakfast.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I went out to have fun and did just that

Event comments:

You have to come to Richmond to experience the fun of this race. Our costumed running was a blast and made it all the more fun.


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Last updated: 2008-12-28 12:00 AM
Running
01:01:26 | 06.21 miles | 09m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/35,000
Performance: Good
Course: For the first time I was surprised at getting to the turnaround. It seemed like we got to it fast. First mile was pretty congested, we lost Carrie somewhere between 1 1/2 and 2 miles.THat was a shame since she had a cowbell tied into her hair bands and we had ourown cowbell for that first bit! Max and I never ran together before. We kept a great pace together and the fun part was the unspoken way we split to go around slower people. He'd weave right and I'd weave left then we just fell back in together. We had so much fun waving to the crowd and shouting back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5