Feaster Five Thanksgiving Road Race - Run


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Andover, Massachusetts
United States
Merrimack Valley Striders
29F / -2C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 52m 39s
Overall Rank = 1676/2050?
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 208/273
Pre-race routine:

Got up, had coffee and PB on crumpet and a tiny piece of corn bread while surfing BT and waiting for OnTheRun to come pick me up :)
Event warmup:

Arrived race site, waited for the other BTers to show up an jumped around to keep myself warm. It was snowing. Saw TypeAGirlPilot, Max, TriAgain and D.Z. Walked to start line.
Run
  • 52m 39s
  • 5 miles
  • 10m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Fist mile was with the 5-k people. Started slow as there were some 7000 runners. Good pace for the rest of the course. A bit slower than my usual training pace but it was cold and snowing. Can't run too fast on the down hill as it was slippery.
Oh yeah, all of us cross the line at the same time!!
What would you do differently?:

This is more like a BTer hang out than a race. I was comfortable running at that speed.
Post race
Warm down:

Cooled down about a minute after stopping. Saw c2df and isis54 after the race. Dunkin Donuts was giving out bagels and we eat them. Hung out with the gang. DZ did the 5k and had to leave right after so we missed him after the 1st mile (5k took a different course). Eat some more snacks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

wet road and snow.

Event comments:

Nice race. Best part is an apple pie for all finishers!


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Last updated: 2005-11-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:39 | 05 miles | 10m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/273
Overall: 0/2050?
Performance: Good
unofficial tme from my watch. Will update when official results are out. Splits: mile 1. 11:17 mile 2. 10:26 mile 3. 10:37 mile 4. 10:19 mile 5. 10:00
Course: Rolling hills. Wet and slippery at times.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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] 4