2005 Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run - Run


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Savannah, Georgia
United States
Fleet Feet Sports
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 06m 10s
Overall Rank = 805/943
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Parked. Pinned number on. Used inhalor b/c of the cold.
Event warmup:

Warmed up with about a five minute run, then stretched. I walked around and tried not to think how insane I was for doing a 10K when my longest run prior was only 5 miles.
Run
  • 1h 06m 10s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 39s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was awesome. My knee hurt a little bit, but once it got warmed up, it calmed down. And I loved passing people on my way up the bridge. It's such an awesome feeling. It's all due to the hills I run regularly because my neighborhood is built like a roller coaster. I bettered my time running up the bridge. Weird. Oh, and I got passed by Spongebob Squarepants, his starfish friend, a couple dressed like the Savannah River bridge. I also saw an incredibly skinny Santa, a Christmas tree, two reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh, a cheerleader, the mad hatter from Alice in Wonderland and a lady with two huge teddy bears strapped to her. The winner of the costume contest got a free night's stay at the hotel.
What would you do differently?:

Practice running 6.2 miles, do some sprint training and run more on flat surfaces.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran a tiny bit. Stretched. Ate 1/2 banana, two orange slices, soup (yummy. First place I've been that offered soup after the race), a smoothie, drank a bottle of water and 8-ounce lemonade. Skipped the beer. I had to drive back to Heidi's.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Practice beforehand. That and the flat ground.

Event comments:

The race was well done. I enjoyed it. Plus, it helps to have a good location and Savannah is beautiful (except the oddness of looking out one side of the bridge and seeing ports and mills and looking over the other side and seeing downtown.). I was kind of disappointed that there weren't more vendors after. But they were there Friday night at the spaghetti dinner, which I missed.




Last updated: 2005-12-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:06:10 | 06.21 miles | 10m 39s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 805/943
Performance: Good
Course: Flat start. We ran through downtown Savannah, circled back and headed up the bridge. Incline was 5.5 percent. Went down the other side, circled around and climbed back up the bridge. Off the bridge heading into the finish, the road starts climbing, slightly, again. It makes for a harder finish.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5