Issaquah Triathlon - Run5k


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Issaquah, Washington
United States
Arbor Schools
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 41m 8s
Overall Rank = 50/68
Age Group = 55-59 Female
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Pre-race routine:

coffee! (Did I mention I'm a Starbuck?)

Poached egg with soy sausage on a whole grain English muffin.
Bannana

Got to the event about an hour before the start. Very relaxed, no rushing.
Event warmup:

Watched some of the swim event. Observed how women handle the transition. It was instructive.

Lots of walking around and potty stops (nervous bladder).
Run
  • 41m 8s
  • 3 miles
  • 13m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

I finished within the time I thought I would. I feel good about that. I beat the only man in my age division by 17 minutes. That surprises me because I'm a total turtle.

I think one guy who had to do two laps for his event ran by me twice, I'm that slow.

Of the women who beat me the closest to my age was 45 years old.

Overall, not bad for a woman who is 55 and took up running 5 months ago.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster. I need to put in more training time each week. The bottom line is, it isn't going to get any better just thinking about running.
Post race
Warm down:

Meet with friends who finished ahead of me to share race stories. Drink juice.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough running in training.

Event comments:

I kept wishing I was on a bike. I really enjoyed the Duathlon I did a couple of weeks ago. If I hadn't already registered for this event I would have done the Du here too.




Last updated: 2009-06-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:41:08 | 03 miles | 13m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/1
Overall: 50/68
Performance: Average
171/163 max/avg hr 104%/99% max/avg hr 425 kcal
Course: flat trail run. Grass Trail in acceptable condition. I would rather run on dirt. On dirt I can see the irregularities in the surface, grass hides these. Nice thing about grass is little dust to breathe in.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4