O'Hartford 5K Run & Walk - Run


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Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
47F / 8C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 27m 28s
Overall Rank = 342/647
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 18/52
Pre-race routine:

Bagel n Coffee at 10:30

Event warmup:

Try to find parking in Hartford. Met PollyC & her fan club. Stretched a bit.
Run
  • 27m 3s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Using my time of 27:03 for my log, there were no timing mats at the start. Took at least 3 minutes to get past enough people in order to get up to speed. Frustrating. I run faster than this!
What would you do differently?:

Drink more water beforehand. Prepare a little more by running speedwork. Take a day off from training.

I may not look at (or use) my HRM during a race going forward. There were times I slowed down based on my HR when I probably didn't need to.
Post race
Warm down:

Grab my gold potato (wtf?), chat, grab food, walk to car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Dehydration
Crowded (or I need to start more in the front next time)
Cramps

Event comments:

This race was well organized, lots of police presence and a fair number of volunteers considering the rainy weather. Water stations should have been more clearly marked, and I would have liked to see either a marked mile 2 point or one that was as obvious as the first mile marker. Nice T-shirts. Good post race food spread. Not much crowd turnout for the number of racers, but this could have been weather related.




Last updated: 2006-01-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:27:03 | 03.11 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/52
Overall: 342/647
Performance: Average
Course: Two loops through Hartford. Relatively flat. Only saw the marker for mile 1.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3