Virginia is for Lovers - Run15k


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
34F / 1C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Normal routine of Oatmeal in the AM with sips of water and G2 to keep hydrated.
Event warmup:

Stayed warm in the car until 20 min before then streteched and did light jogging to stay warm. Race delayed 15 min.
Run
  • 1h 26m 35s
  • 8.7 miles
  • 09m 57s  min/mile
Comments:

Still nursing that ankle injury so I pulled way back and used this as just a training run. Ankle flared off and on during the run and the grassy area played hell with it. Diagonal snow beginning comming down about mile 5.5.
What would you do differently?:

Concidering the injury and weather there was not much I could control for this one
Post race
Warm down:

Light stretching and walk down. Ice pack on the ankle and fluid intake. Dry clothes right away as the wind chill was dipping under 30. Left as soon as the race was completed and bypassed the after party.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Ankle injury

Event comments:

I have to be honest. This course is really pretty boring. There is no scenery, trees or anything else that makes it stand out. The area is actually pretty desolate, challenging you mentally as well. If it wasn't for an after party, a medal and the Valentine’s Day angle I'm not sure the turn out for this race would be the same.




Last updated: 2010-01-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:35 | 08.7 miles | 09m 57s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Pretty much dead flat except a small rise as you run through the theatre. Short grassy area coupled with a narrow path is a bit dodgy.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3