Feaster Five Thanksgiving Road Race - Run


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Andover, Massachusetts
United States
Merrimack Valley Striders
32F / 0C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 36m 6s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Stood around, did some rudimentary stretching. All that could be done without touching the ground with anything other than my feet.
Run
  • 36m 6s
  • 3.2 miles
  • 11m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a good run. Didn't really prepare that well considering I am a couple weeks off a plantar fasciitis thingy. My goal was to finish. I did that but wasn't nearly where I wanted to be pace wise. I was unprepared for the first mile (all uphill it seemed), and unused to running around people. It was really crowded. Too crowded for a time run, but great for a fun run. The snow didn't help speed any.
What would you do differently?:

Train on hills better, as well as train better beforehand. Not get injured? Sounds fair.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked, stretched, walked, and drank water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, weather.

Event comments:

Needed a better job helping people out of the parking area. one lane for thousands of cars wasn't even CLOSE to being enough.




Last updated: 2005-11-25 12:00 AM
Running
00:36:06 | 03.2 miles | 11m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3