Labour Day Classic - RunOther


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Prince George, British Columbia
Canada
Aunnal Labour Day Classic
12C / 54F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 21m 17s
Overall Rank = 28/198
Age Group = 20-39
Age Group Rank = 13/26
Pre-race routine:

I got up at 7:30 am after a great nights sleep I ate some toast and had some yogurt, packed snacks for the kids and got my power gels ready
(gaging thinking about those yucky things)Drove down to the race site
Event warmup:

I ran the kids 1 km fun run with my son who ran that in 5 m 56 sec, after taht I stretched and had a power gel and just about threw up while eating/drinking it
Run
  • 1h 21m 17s
  • 8.5 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt great on this run, I was passed my a teenage girl so I thought no way so i picked up the pace and passed her again..hehe.... also there was this 6 year old boy who did the 5 k and his time was 27 min he did much better then some of the adults!!! also my husband took his Mom and our kids to points on the course so they could all see my running and give me encouragement, it was great seeing them!!!!

This was a really good course with lots of volunteers to help keep you in the right direction, stop traffic and to encouragement, there were 4 water stations set up with water or Gatorade. It was well organized and everything from start times to the banquet lunch all started on time. Speaking of banquet I won a raffle for a free stay at a hotel here in town.

This race offers a 5k run and a 17 mile run so I am not sure if my overall place is for all 198 contestants or if it's just the 85 taht were in the 8.5 mile run.
What would you do differently?:

I would have picked up the pace on the down hills and tried to have run faster on the flats parts, this was my frist race ever so I think I did well overall I am happy with my time, pace and placement, better then I thought.
Post race
Warm down:

Nothing my husband was done after taking the kids in and out of the SUV 5 times so we left right away, I got home showered,then I stretched and My oldest son and I left to go to the banquet.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't do no interval or tempo training

Event comments:

I will do this race again!!!!




Last updated: 2009-09-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:17 | 08.5 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/26
Overall: 0/198
Performance: Good
Course: Good course nice and flat with a few hills, nothing major.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
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