Running O' the Green - Run8k


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Tinley Park, Illinois
United States
Tinley Park Park District
39F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 35m 51s
Overall Rank = 25/455
Age Group = 20-25
Age Group Rank = 5/18
Pre-race routine:

wake up at 6 am. Even though it is only about 10 mins away, I am one those people that needs to be up for a while before I feel awake. Ate a bagel and orange juice. Then got everything ready to go.
Event warmup:

10 min warm up jog. Stretched. Drank some water and then got ready to start the race.
Run
  • 35m 51s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Well this was just a TT in a way to see how my training has been coming. I am right were I expected to be with it. I think I went out a shade fast which in return made it a little harder for me at the end of the race, but I pushed through it. The cold wind was a b@#$% but other than that it wasn't bad.
What would you do differently?:

Start out a little slower and try and build the run as I go through it. I would rather negative split the race then have my fastest mile times in the first couple miles.
Post race
Warm down:

Slow jog, eat some of the refreshments. Get home and shower and then get to work by 11:30am

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think the only thing that limited me was the weather conditions and maybe alittle of the foot pain I have been feeling. Other than that, I thought I had a great race.

Event comments:

It is an average Park district run race. It is the first annual one so there are some small little kinks that need to be worked out, that could be expected at any first annual race.




Last updated: 2010-01-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:51 | 04.97 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/18
Overall: 18/455
Performance: Good
Course: A nice jog through some of the neighbors in Tinley Park. The finish was right by the Recreation Center.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3