Manchester Road Race - RunOther


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Manchester, Connecticut
United States
Manchester Road Race Committee
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 40m 55s
Overall Rank = 2526/~14000
Age Group = 19-29 (Open)
Age Group Rank = 452/
Pre-race routine:

English muffin with peanut butter. Met at a friend's house a few miles away and carpooled in.
Event warmup:

4 block jog from parking to staring line.
Run
  • 40m 55s
  • 4.75 miles
  • 08m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Just need to get back to it. I've really just started training again after 3 months
What would you do differently?:

Train.
Post race
Warm down:

Eating about 10000 cals worth of turkey day food :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training

Event comments:

This was my first year running this. I was expecting chaos just because of the sheer number of people, but it was well organized and everything went smoothly. The city shuts down downtown and it's a huge party along the whole course. All the bars open up, there were at least 15 bands playing along the race course. Spectators set up there own water (and a few beer) stops. Probably the best running race I've run.




Last updated: 2009-11-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:40:55 | 04.75 miles | 08m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 2526/
Overall: 452/~14000
Performance: Good
Course: Solid hill for the first 1.5 mi, down hill 1 mi, flat the remainder of the course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5