RMRR 10 Mile Race (Trophy Series) - Denver - Run


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Rocky Mountain Road Runners
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 21s
Overall Rank = 1st/
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 1/
Pre-race routine:

Got up pretty early and made a pot of joe, had four slices of wheat toast with Health Balance spread... got to the race early and shared a bottle of Riptide Rush Gatorade with Lilia.
Event warmup:

Very light stretching... ran to the port-o-potty and back (about 200m)
Run
  • 1h 01m 21s
  • 10 miles
  • 06m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my tune-up for the California International Marathon. I had registered for a half-marathon yesterday and made it to the starting line only to puss out because of a storm that rolled in. So at the last minute I found this small group race with the Rocky Mountain Road Runners.
I do a lot of my speedwork with this group and I know some of the runners. One particular guy is fast and smoked me on a recent 10k... I was really please to beat him by nearly 4 minutes today. I guess you could say that beating him was my main priority... I sort of lost track of the fact that I was supposed to run slightly faster than my marathon pace (6:30 - 6:45) and ran all of my miles sub 6:10 with my last 2 miles sub 6:00 minutes... Overall a superior run. A great confidence builder with less than a month to go before my marathon.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe stick to my race plan... however, It felt good to run fast today!
Post race
Warm down:

I had a gingerale and two cookies... then ran about a mile warm down run...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing... I ran fast today... I finished very strong and still had gas in the tank.

Event comments:

Great run, great race... bring on the California International Marathon... 3:00's is going down!!!




Last updated: 2005-11-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:01:21 | 10 miles | 06m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/
Overall: 1/
Performance: Good
AHR 161 MHR 171 I was pleased to maintain such a high HR for so long... My marathon HR is 154 or so... this was a great fitness test before my upcoming marathon Dec. 4th
Course: Highline canal in Denver. Dirt track. Flat with a few very small rollers.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3