Cherry Creek Sneak - 5 Mile Elite Run - Run5 Mile


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Cherry Creek Sneak
54F / 12C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 57m 14s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

3 espressos when I woke up. 36 ounces of water. V8 and 3 tylenol.
Event warmup:

Stretched- spent considerable time on inner thighs and glutes. No run- just a good long stride walk for a mile. Started @ the back of the pack- I like to blow by the walkers and super slow runners.
Run
  • 57m 14s
  • 5 miles
  • 11m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Slow start- had to spend a lot of time jogging AROUND walkers and dead slow runners. Felt great up until mile 2- got my feet caught in a jogging stroller and went down hands-first. Recovered after about a minute- hands hurt like hell and ankle twisted slightly. Found myself walking through aid stations. 5K split was 34'11. Took 1/2 an Accel Gel (Kiwi Strawberry- Yum), dropped my pace to a 10 minute mile. At mile 4 took the rest of the gel with a lot of water. Still felt really good at this point. Dropped my run pace to a 9-minute mile. Finished race @ 57:14. I think I could have easily been below 55 minutes. As the first race of the year I wanted to go out easy and avoid injury. NExt race I'll raise my pace considerably.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster and harder- the training plan I'm on is working!
Post race
Event comments:

Really fun- lot of amatuers out there. It's always a big difference between a Tri and a regular running race. Definitely would do this again next year.




Last updated: 2009-04-26 12:00 AM
Running
00:57:14 | 05 miles | 11m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 4