St. Patrick's Parade Corktown Race - Run4 Mile


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Detroit, Michigan
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 30m 18s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34 F
Age Group Rank = 15/301
Pre-race routine:

Slept in since the race didn't start until noon, then had a bigger than usual pre-race breakfast. Taped up my leg to try to give my shin splints some more support. Made the drive downtown and found good parking that just happened to be by 3 cars full of friends! Got our packets and hung out for a bit with a few different groups before having to make a final wardrobe selection for the weather.
Event warmup:

For shorter races, I have to get in a pretty good warmup to get the blood going. Spent about 15+ minutes running up and down Michigan Ave, ended with some pickups.
Run
  • 30m 18s
  • 4 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Pretty much just got up to speed and tried to hang on. Ran into Kim (k_hase) within the first few minutes. Spent the first 2-ish miles running with Eric's friends Matt and John, then by Ranger for most of the way in. I was really just hoping to break 32 mins at this race, but after the first mile (7:27), I thought maybe I could finish under 30. Garmin read the course a little long (almost 1/10 of a mile), not sure if that's from bobbing and weaving through the crowd, but that was the fastest I could go without puking.

So I beat last year's time by nearly 2 minutes...I'll take it! Thanks to all my pacers that pushed me to go faster!
What would you do differently?:

Not much...it was a super fun day spent with lots of friends...good weather and a PR.
Post race
Warm down:

Ummm...beer. And watching one of the lamest parades I've seen! It was funny though...and now I know why we usually don't make a real effort to actually watch the parade... Good times hanging out with friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Maybe my shin splints? I don't know...that was my fastest pace so far, so I guess they didn't slow me down.

Event comments:

Love this race!


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Last updated: 2009-03-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:30:18 | 04 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/301
Overall: 330/
Performance: Good
Course: Out and back-ish along Michigan Ave, around Campus Martius and back to the train station.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
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] 5