Virginia is for Lovers - RunOther


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
J&A Racing
30F / -1C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 2s
Overall Rank = 975/2053
Age Group = F25-29
Age Group Rank = 102/262
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, coffee, and water, drive to the race and get lost, still make it in plenty of time cause I'm good like that.
Event warmup:

That was it - stay warm! It was a COLD morning, Kate and I stayed in her car, then walked out to the tent, the walked out to start and did some half-assed stretches.
Run
  • 1h 26m 2s
  • 8.7 miles
  • 09m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Kate and I stayed together and ran easy for the first 10k, finished on goal of just at an hour. Then she took off, she was feeling strong and ran for it. I started to push too, but the winds were killing me. I had a lot of "kick" in me the last mile or so once we were in the amphitheater and a little sheltered. The whole run felt strong and, despite the cold/wind/snow, didn't really hurt. I kind of liked it a lot. A year ago, I couldn't run a 5K without stopping, and yesterday I ran 14k...and thought it was easy...
What would you do differently?:

My game plan was to pace 10 min/mile until mile 6 and then just dig deep and push. I should have dug deeper - I could have pulled off a little better than I did on that back 3 miles, but I held back. JUST EFFING DO IT NEXT TIME.
Post race
Warm down:

Collect goodies in the finish chute, watch for Jen and Norm, collect free beer and dance with Kate to average cover band in the tent. Should I have stretched??

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Mind over matter...

Event comments:

I would do the distance and the organization again, but this particular course was a LITTLE boring. Didn't feel like 3000 people in a race, biggest race I've ever been in and felt comfortable. Great race, very well done.




Last updated: 2010-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:02 | 08.7 miles | 09m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 102/262
Overall: 975/2053
Performance: Good
Course: Completely flat, where there is little protection from icy cold winds, and after Mile 8 you run up through the main concourse of the Amphitheater and just want to give up there. Ugh!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5