St. Pat's 5k - Run5k


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Providence, Rhode Island
United States
Yankee Events
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 27m 23s
Overall Rank = 1107/3591
Age Group = N/A
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Slept in a little. Strong coffee, sweet sausage, two eggs, wild rice for Breakfast. Drove to CrossFit Providence for pictures and team meet-up. Parked at Providence Place Mall, got race number and shirt. Used the bathroom at Borders.
Event warmup:

Warmed up running and some strides. Neither Kathy's or my Garmin were functioning. Staging at starting line was way too bunched up. Caffeine gel.
Run
  • 27m 23s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

I probably ran .2 mile sideways on this one. Walkers and joggers were abounding and I passed hundreds (thousands?) of slower folks who weren't lined up right. Couldn't use the sidewalks because of spectators for the parade. Very frustrating since my legs felt wonderful.
What would you do differently?:

Get to start earlier and try to get closer to the front.
Post race
Warm down:

Got water and pizza. Did some yoga stretching on the Statehouse lawn.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Folks in the way who did not stage properly. What else is new?

Event comments:

Finished in top 1/3 overall, in spite of the folks blocking the path.

The starting line staging needs to be spaced out more.

CrossFit Providence placed 2nd in Gym Team at the race! Kyle says, "no surprise, you people are nuts."

My time did not contribute to the win, but I was happy to represent.




Last updated: 2010-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:27:23 | 03.11 miles | 08m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1107/3591
Performance: Below average
Course: Starts out at the Statehouse flat then slight uphill, flat again and then hilly P at turnaround. Good downhill on the trip back and then flat to finish.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3