Bimblers Bash 10kish Trail Race - Run10k


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Guilford, Connecticut
United States
Bimbler
51F / 11C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 04m 40s
Overall Rank = 19/195
Age Group = MEN OPEN
Age Group Rank = 7/26
Pre-race routine:

Woke up had a few cups of coffee and a serving of oatmeal at 6am. Felt a bit tight so I hopped on my trainer for 15min and spun at a high cadence. More coffee showered headed out the door to pick up a friend who was also racing.
Event warmup:

Sat around in the car staying warm. Eventually I stripped down and ran for 15min or so.
Run
  • 1h 04m 40s
  • 7.21 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Hard. Went high calf deep in mud once, and mud over the top of my shoe 20+ times.

During the run a few times you have to walk/climb up rocks. Literally straight vertical.

It was much harder than I thought it would be. Very technical. I almost face-planted once but caught myself. Very hard but an awesome time.
What would you do differently?:

Go a bit easier at the onset? Otherwise tie my shoes better, never hard my Brooks Cascadias come untied. They were double knotted.
Post race
Warm down:

Sat. Talked and drank a chocolate silk milk and an orange slice.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Rolling my left ankle.
Having to re-tie my shoe.
Going off course.

Event comments:

Awesome race. Due to its nature it is hard to over the course perfect marked. VERY technical.




Last updated: 2010-03-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:04:40 | 07.21 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/26
Overall: 20/195
Performance: Good
AVG HR: 186bpm Max HR: 214bpm? 7:58 8:33 9:12 9:02 10:27 9:24 9:01 2:15
Course: From Garmin Software Ascent: 2925ft Descent: 3874ft From Garmin Connect: Ascent: 1933ft Descent: 1905ft The course was constantly up and down. Very steep climbs and descents.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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