Rock the House Run - Run


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Running Room
18C / 64F
Sunny
Total Time = 57m 40s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up, had breaky and packed the family in the family-mobile. Dropped the wife and kids off in the festival area, and drove over to the parking. Got all suited up.
Event warmup:

Jogged over from the parking area. Didn't know how things were going to unfold today with the sore leg. Had a huge charleyhorse from taking my centrefielders knee on Saturday morning.
Run
  • 57m 40s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 46s  min/km
Comments:

Thought I was going to bail after 5k. My thigh was throbbing, but I had to catch the crazy Bro-in-law who I knew would be bonked after the 1st 5k loop. No way I quit since I hadn't passed him yet.. Sure enough saw him at 6k walking, I ran passed him at close to 7k and didn't really see him again other than his quick sprint to get ahead of me again for 200m!! Was able to push through the last few kms, but was done when I hit the finish. think I am going to pay for it the next few days. Ran the last 5k about 1 minute faster than the 1st half.
What would you do differently?:

Start out quicker.
Post race
Warm down:

Hung our family. Had a great setup with bounce houses,music, ice cream, face painting,etc. Kids loved it.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The charleyhorse.

Event comments:

Was a fun run. Good cause with it being for the Ronald McDonald House. They had lots of music on the run, guessing about 7 bands over the 5k.
Was a great family-friendly race. Lots to keep the kids busy while we ran.




Last updated: 2009-07-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:57:40 | 10 kms | 05m 46s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: 2 laps..Fairly flat, but some decent false flats out there
Keeping cool Drinking
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