Rockville 10K - Run


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Rockville, Maryland
United States
Montgomery County Road Runners
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 00m 35s
Overall Rank = 288/423
Age Group = M45-49
Age Group Rank = 32/36
Pre-race routine:

PB muff, water

Event warmup:

Walked a bit, tried to stay dry, ate a gu, drank some water.
Run
  • 1h 00m 35s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Good easy run. Wanted to pace myself at 9:40 to finish until 1 hour for the race. Plan was to be around that for first 3-4 miles, which I was. Mile 5 was uphill on Piccard, which was a little harder than i thought. Last stretch thought i had 1/10th mile to go, when a spectator yelled out, 1/4 mile to go. That deflated me, and I slacked off. I was hurting, and maxed out on heart rate. That probably cost me 15 seconds, as well as stopping to fix my stupid shoe laces.
However, according to my garmin, the course was a little long.
What would you do differently?:

Not tie shoes, and not listen to spectators.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, ate some food and drank


What limited your ability to perform faster:

should have had a slightly faster pace early on, rather than worrying about saving something for last mile.

Event comments:

Well run race. Lots of course support and good food at the end. Will return next year.




Last updated: 2009-08-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:00:35 | 06.21 miles | 09m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 32/36
Overall: 288/423
Performance: Good
Course: a few hills here and there
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 5