Frigid 5 - Run


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St.Paul, Minnesota
United States
The Sporting Life
33F / 1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 51m 55s
Overall Rank = 72/159
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 11/13
Pre-race routine:

I drank one of those 5-hour energy bottles and a nutrigrain bar.. had a little bit of water ..
Event warmup:

late morning run... I sat in the coliseum until 5 minutes before the race... I jumped up and down and wiggled to keep warm... it was about 32-34 degrees outside.
Run
  • 51m 55s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

need to tempo my race more.. I push a bit too hard and then run out of steam towards the end...
What would you do differently?:

train much more.. (Im working on it )
Post race
Warm down:

just walked about 1/4 mile and then eat some cookies and bread.. and apple juice .. yum.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

weather.. adequate training for 10K.. i just started increasing my mileage beyond 3-4 this month...

Event comments:

Sunday, January 22, 2006
1/4 & 1/2 Mile Youth Run at 9:40 AM
5K Run/Walk and 10K Run at 10:00 AM
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
St. Paul, MN

http://www.tslevents.com/exec/tslevents/frigid.cfm?publicationID=41

http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_individual.php?make_prin...






Last updated: 2005-12-02 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:55 | 06.2 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/13
Overall: 72/159
Performance: Average
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Course: Around the MN State Fairgrounds 4 times... pretty nice.. little slippery.. from the snow and ice.. but overall an easy flat course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3