Hangover Classic - Run10 Mile


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Louisville, Kentucky
United States
Headfirst Performance
20F / -7C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 35m 55s
Overall Rank = 310/461
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 32/39
Pre-race routine:

Race started a little later than a typical race at 10:00 am. Good thing because I did not go to sleep until around 3:30 the night before. I still have not figured out how to relax enough to fall asleep the night before a race.
Event warmup:

There was an indoor gymnastics area to stretch and warmup.
Run
  • 1h 35m 55s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good and left nothing in the tank. Tried to pick it up for the last mile but there was nothing there. My goal was to maintain a sub 10MM pace. Got caught up in the moment and started out to fast at about 8:30. Settled down to 10 and caught my breath for a couple of miles. Once I got more comfortable picked it up and maintained 9:20 or so for the remainder.

Strange that we wore chips but there were no chip mats at the start. My Garmin measured the race at 10.09 miles with a time of 1:35:15. I guess I lost about 30 seconds at the start waiting for those in front to get going.

Walked to drink water at each of the stops at 6 and 8 miles. Roughly 6 oz at each stop.
What would you do differently?:

Not get so excited in the beginning and settle in to a pace a little quicker.
Post race
Warm down:

Started talking with family and such and forgot to to a post race stretch. I think I am a little stiff still because of it.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Skipped my last long run 2 weeks prior.

Event comments:

Look forward to doing this race again next year and breaking 1:25!




Last updated: 2009-12-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:55 | 10 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 32/39
Overall: 310/461
Performance: Good
Avg Heart Rate: 166 High HR: 175
Course: Urban mostly flat on a closed course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5