George Washington Parkway Classic 10 Miler - Run10 Mile


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Alexandria, Virginia
United States
Pacers Store
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 118F/2168F
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 51/895
Pre-race routine:

bagel at 5AM and Diet Coke.
Event warmup:

Nothing special, we took the motorcycle to the race, waited for the bus, looked for Kleeman, figured heat would keep me slow so planned for slow.
Run
  • 1h 21m 23s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

I took splits but didn't look at them often, all were in the 8:10 ball park, with two miles much faster (one downhill and the last one), and two miles much slower (the first mile and the uphill). I felt better than I have in a long time.
What would you do differently?:

I didn't really think today would be a good day so I didnt' run as hard as I could have, but it turns out I was only 18 seconds off of a PR on this course. I run this race every year, but never really race it, so PR should come easy. Its always been part of a training plan-so run marathon pace, or run a tempo run, or add 7 on and make it along run (that wasn't a fun year).
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

holding back due to heat

Event comments:

They do a nice job getting 4000+ runners to the start on time, I'm alwasy impressed with this!




Last updated: 2009-04-27 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:23 | 10 miles | 08m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 51/895
Overall: 565/2168F
Performance: Good
Course: point to point
Keeping cool Below average 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4