Dam to Dam - Run20k


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Des Moines, Iowa
United States
59F / 15C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 50m 56s
Overall Rank = 2137/6476
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 243/514
Pre-race routine:

up at 4 am, ate clif bar, banana and cup of coffee. ABout 20 oz of water and a powergel shot about 10 min before the race
Event warmup:

not a lot of time for warm up. Got to the site around 40 minutes before race time. Got my bib, hit the bathroom (woods), got lined up around 10 to 7.
Run
  • 1h 50m 56s
  • 12.43 miles
  • 08m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

good pace througout the race. wanted to be fairly steady and no over exert myself too much. Plenty of water stations and hoses to cool off in the neighborhoods.

felt like a good race based off my lack of hard run training for the month of May
What would you do differently?:

Pick up my pace earlier. Didnt really push it until the last mile. Probably could have pushed the last 2 and been good to shave off a couple minutes
Post race
Warm down:

made sure I tool in plenty of fliuds, stretching and walking around the festivities for awhile

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of training from being 3rd race in May and going on vacation the week before

Event comments:

Only problem I had with the race was the busing out to Saylorville Dam. They didnt start busing til around 5:15. I was there around 5:30 and didnt get on a bus til 5:55 and there were still around 1000 people waiting. There was no way all got to the start by 7. They need to get more buses or bus earlier to get people there before the start. Seemed like a poor organization for the amount of people running.

Other than that it was a good run, well organized, fun people, and will do again




Last updated: 2009-04-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:50:56 | 12.43 miles | 08m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 243/514
Overall: 2137/6476
Performance: Good
Course: first 7 miles on county road, the rest was residential and downtown fairly flat with a couple small hills
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4