Polarbear 5k - Run5k


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Portland, Maine
United States
Peak Performance Multisport
22F / -6C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 26m 17s
Overall Rank = 100/260
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 19/29
Pre-race routine:

nadamucho - cereal. Prob. not enough energy, felt sluggish the whole way
Event warmup:

20 mins. of light stretching, gatorade (also bad idea?)
Run
  • 26m 17s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

great run, great vibe.
What would you do differently?:

maybe better eating and prep - felt really sluggish, not sure why.
Post race
Warm down:

muscle milk, two gels, apple and banana - shoulda eaten better real food.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

prob. eating, plus training wasn't optimum. shoulda planned better for it.

Event comments:

Great race, great vibe, $15 great price.




Last updated: 2010-02-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:17 | 03.11 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/29
Overall: 0/260
Performance:
first mile 8 mins (shoulda been faster, mostly downhill!) 2nd mile 9:15 - walked hill to see if I'd pick it up in speed, might have.
Course: long sloping down with gentle up then steep in the middle.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4