Firecraker 5K - Run5k


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Pittsburg, Kansas
United States
City of Pittsburg
78F / 26C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 20m 57s
Overall Rank = 17/113
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

nothing special here. I didn't even warm up.
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 20m 57s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Hot and humid. Not enough speed training the weeks leading up to race. Ran after passed and beat rival Wayne Gilmore even though he is in a younger age group. The t-shirt I wore was 100% cotton and was hot and restrictive.
What would you do differently?:

Speed workouts weeks prior to race.
Post race
Warm down:

Stood around and talked to other runners.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Humidity, and lack of training.

Event comments:

Water cooler ran dry. no gator aid. ran out of bananas. The course was getting wet from the light rain that satrted to fall the second lap around. good crowd today.




Last updated: 2009-07-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:57 | 03.1 miles | 06m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 17/113
Performance: Good
Course: Two laps around Four Oaks Golf Course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4