Sportchek Mother's Day Race - Calgary - Run10k


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
The Forzani Group Foundation
0C / 32F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 52m 50s
Overall Rank = 603/2488
Age Group = F20-29
Age Group Rank = 49/371
Pre-race routine:

Had some toast for breakfast and juice. Drove down to the race. It was cold and wet with a rain/snow mix coming down.
Event warmup:

Jogged around lightly for about 15 min then went to the start lineup.
Run
  • 52m 50s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 17s  min/km
Comments:

Tried to go at a nice pace from the beginning (I didn't want to start to fast). Felt good up until about 7K - hit a bit of a wall. Tried to motivate myself to pick it up around 8 1/2K when I realized I wasn't even breathing that heavy. Ran strong for the last 1.5K. Took a drink at around 5K. I was very excited when I came towards the finish line and seen that the clock still said 52.XX. My fastest 10K before this was 54:27.
What would you do differently?:

Not bike 60K the day before? haha. I have to wonder if I could have went even faster if I hadn't biked.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a lot before deciding to go home. Had some yogurt and chocolate milk.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Possibly my long bike the day before the race?

Event comments:

The only downside to the race would be that it is busy. You have to make sure you start right up where you should be on the start line (maybe even slightly ahead of your pace). Many people start up near the front that shouldnt.




Last updated: 2010-04-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:50 | 10 kms | 05m 17s  min/km
Age Group: 49/371
Overall: 603/2488
Performance: Good
Course: Fairly flat and busy. Ran with the 5K group till about 3 1/2 K - then the course split. Were a few small hills (one tough one that I found steep). Met back up with the 5K group at about 8K.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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] 3