The HomeRun 5k - Run5k


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Southaven, Mississippi
United States
Start 2 Finish Events
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 21m 34s
Overall Rank = 20/202
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 1/7
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6:30am, ate a bowl of oatmeal with a banana and wheat germ. Drank 8 oz of OJ on the way out the door at 7:25 for the 30 min. drive to the race site. I arrived at Snowden Grove Park at 8am, picked up my chip, used the restroom did some light stretching and got ready to warm up.
Event warmup:

I did an easy run of the course in reverse direction to check the course profile and to note the mile marker locations. I picked up my pace closer to race pace during the last mile. I did some stretching after warm up, then ran 6-8 100 meter strides. 10 minutes before race start, I stopped by my car to shed my warm up jacket, and to disconnect my insulin pump. I made one last stop at the restroom, and did one more stride on my way to the start line.
Run
  • 21m 34s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Despite the race starting about 7 minutes late, I had a great run this morning. My half marathon training plan called for a 5k race today, so the HomeRun 5k was a good fit for this purpose. I was pleased with my pacing and energy management at this race. The race started getting hard for me around mile 2, especially with a slight upgrade on the course around the 2.25 mile point. I gave it a 100% effort and left nothing on the course. The weather was great for running fast - temps. in the low 50's, clear and sunny skies.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing that I can think of at the moment.
Post race
Warm down:

I did an easy 2 mile run then about 10 minutes of stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Specific training for 5k races. I ran this race since the training plan that I'm following for the St. Jude Memphis Half Marathon on December 5, called for a 5k race today.

Event comments:

This was the inaugural run for this event. I enjoyed it and thought the race organizers did a great job hosting it. It was a chip race with full results posted online by mid afternoon of the race day. Bar-be-cue, live music and refreshments were available to participants post-race. A local high school ROTC members provided race support, giving directions and handing out water at the 2 water stops on the course and at the finish line. I thought Snowden Grove Park was a great venue for a road race. The event had a nice small town feel to it. There were a lot of walkers in the field, even walking groups organized into teams who did fund raising for this event.




Last updated: 2009-10-10 12:00 AM
Running
00:21:34 | 03.11 miles | 06m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/7
Overall: 20/202
Performance: Good
Mile 1 - 6:45, Mile 2 - 6:39, Mile 3 - 6:59. Avg. HR: 170 bpm, Max HR: 180 bpm.
Course: The course was flat and fast, but there were lots of turns during the 2nd and 3rd miles as the course wound through a residential subdivision that was under construction. The first mile ran through Snowden Grove ballpark on a road that went around several baseball fields. Miles 2 and 3 wound through a subdivision. There was a slight upgrade between mile 2 & 3, exiting the subdivision and before returning to Snowden Grove Park. The last half mile was flat and fast.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4