Monster Dash 5K - Run5k


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Raleigh, North Carolina
United States
Wake Med
58F / 14C
 		Total Time = 25m 12s
Overall Rank = 12/146
Age Group = 40 - 44
Age Group Rank = 4/28
Pre-race routine:

I was a bit sore from running a 10K the previous day, and had a terrible night's sleep at the hotel. Race was not until 2:30 pm. Finished eating a full meal at 11:00 am.

This race was in Halloween costume, and I was dressed as a cheetah. I just wore a cheetah print shirt with black shorts, cheetah ears and tail, and I drew on black whiskers and a nose. A LOT of people had crazy costumes that I wondered how in the world they were going to run in!
Event warmup:

Jogged around the block.
Run
  • 25m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

Weather was cool, which helped tremendously. Once we settled into our places we pretty much stayed there. But at the turn around point I noticed there were a few women coming right behind me. I was NOT about to let any women pass at this point in the race, but I was pretty maxed out. I listened to the footsteps of a lady who was hot and heavy on my heels for a loooong time. I held her off the best I could before she finally passed and I unhappily conceded. I did not have it in me to catch back up with her as we ran the last part of the race. But, I always finish strong with a sprint. And when I saw that she was keeping steady pace into the finish line I knew I could take that one place back from her now. As I sprinted in passing her I got passed by a bumble bee! But the bumble bee was a man, so that was ok.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked it off.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The silly costume. My tail kept flopping back and forth!

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Event comments:

This turned out to be a personal record for me! I have never ever run faster than 8:31. I would have rather had a PR at yesterday's 10K, but this makes up for it!

I felt SO much better today than yesterday. It seems temperature and humidity level have a big effect on my performance, moreso than tackling hills.






Last updated: 2009-09-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:25:12 | 03.11 miles | 08m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/28
Overall: 12/146
Performance: Good
Course: Started right off the bat with a long hill (eyeroll) then leveled off. Had a few additional inclines later on, but since this was out and back we got to come back down whatever we went up.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5