Forks XV - Run15k


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Chenango Forks, New York
United States
Triple Cities Runners Club
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 15m 53s
Overall Rank = 107/226
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 7/15
Pre-race routine:

4.4 mile run at 8am with the Broome County Tri Club. Dark Cherry Mocha (YUM!) at Starbucks after. Did light stretching at home before driving to the race.
Event warmup:

One light lap around the school. Some light stretching and chatting before the race.
Run
  • 1h 15m 53s
  • 15 kms
  • 05m 04s  min/km
Comments:

Just let the feet do the work, kept 'em moving and INHALED going up hill. Felt like I was floating. At the end of the race I was emphasizing deep breaths. This is opposite (and counterintuitive) to my usual style. Typically, I assume I need to get the CO2 out, but breathing in seemed to keep away any burning in my lungs and quads. I was able to grab water on the fly, take a sip and ditch the cup with no problems, too.
What would you do differently?:

If I didn't have Lake Placid in the back of my head, I would have rested more for this race, but considering I have a 26 mile run to do in less than 4 months I wouldn't have done anything different!
Post race
Warm down:

Chatting, a sip of coffee, half a bagel and then met my mom for dinner.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just being tired from 3 1/2 hours on the bike the day before and from the 4 mile run the morning of. But, I felt that that was what I needed to do to train for an IM and it worked nicely!

Event comments:

This is a straight forward race. No glitz. No glam. $7 for TCRC members, $12 day of. I'd rather pay less and get less for a training run/race like this. Overall the perfect day!




Last updated: 2010-03-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:15:53 | 15 kms | 05m 04s  min/km
Age Group: 7/15
Overall: 107/226
Performance: Good
Course: One big old loop. No killer hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3