Great Santa Run - Run


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Opportunity Village
34F / 1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 29m 27s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Caught the bus from the Tropicana to Freemont Street, got a lot of strange looks from the drunks staggering in at 6 am.
Event warmup:

Walked the Freemont Street Experience, took some pictures, visited the porta potties in the casinos several times.
Run
  • 29m 27s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Supposed to be a slow-paced jogged so as to not wear out for the marathon the following day. Probably went a little faster than that. Was a little warm in the velour Santa suit, wonder if I can get one in CoolMax.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This was great fun, and I don't run 5Ks for time anyway.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a few minutes until Angel finished, then we walked to the bus stop for the ride back down the strip.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Common sense and a Santa suit.

Event comments:

This was all for fun. Opportunity Village is a Las Vegas-based, not-for-profit agency that serves people with intellectual disabilities to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their families. This was a fundraiser for that organization, and an attempt to break the record for “the Largest Santa Gathering” in the Guiness Book of World Records set last year by district Dial-A-Ride in Newton, UK. The current record is 4,260 and they hoped to double that number. As part of that attempt, your registration fee included a brand new 5-piece Santa Suit.

Not sure if they broke the record or not, still trying to find out, will let you know if I hear. Edit: Final total was only 2600, but they're going to try again next year, again the day before the marathon.

Pictures in my album:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnail...





Last updated: 2005-12-11 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:27 | 03.11 miles | 09m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Good little loop around downtown, turned out to be a preview of some of the marathon route.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5