Feaster Five Thanksgiving Road Race - Run


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Andover, Massachusetts
United States
Merrimack Valley Striders
36F / 2C
Precipitation
Total Time = 44m 17s
Overall Rank = 761/2061
Age Group = 50-59F
Age Group Rank = 9/70
Pre-race routine:

gave myself 40 minutes to get up & out & have breakfast -throw "layers" & BT cooler into the car, woke up to a light dusting of SNOW on the car! quiet & pretty outside-drove a little over an hour to the race site- had to go around blocked off streets to find parking lot that On The Run had picked out.Had usual coffee/sweet/yogurt..then sipped on vit H20 & listened to tunes on the ride...
Event warmup:

walking! to & from lot- to registration - to meeting place- to port a pot- to start - all the while scanning for BTers-people harder to pick out with all those clothes on in a crowd of thousands in the snow! Found C2fd outside registration....no real "warm up" but crowded start so first mile was really a warm up.
Run
  • 44m 17s
  • 5 miles
  • 08m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

Really thought that other BTers would emerge from the pack but was not to be- C2fd & I ran at an easy conversational pace- enjoying the crowd- the snow- the bands - miles just went by...suddenly it was last mile & time to think that hey this is a race!
What would you do differently?:

Better system to meet up with BTers-Missed Maxine's debut! LOL
Otherwise- nothing- this was a day for fun...and "thanks" for being healthy & being able to go out and play...
Post race
Warm down:

Wait around & stretch at the garage finish looking for the BT gang- got chilled so went to parking lot to get dry clothes & Voila! Max & crew coming down the hill - May smiling as always! A Mimosa toast to BT !Thanks Ron!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not running for speed- just for fun!

Event comments:

A thanksgiving "feast" of fun- lucky to be out there- good time-good people!And home to turkey & pie...can't beat that!




Last updated: 2005-11-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:44:17 | 05 miles | 08m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/70
Overall: 0/2061
Performance: Good
Course: long gradual grade after start..pretty flat middle- gradual uphill then down to line...snowy & slushy today...
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4