Times Colonist 10k - Run


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Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
10C / 50F
 		Total Time = 45m 26s
Overall Rank = 606/8160
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 78/415
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 6:45 (race started at 8:00) which was a little late. Downed a Red Bull, gel, and clif bar. Me and Kristi parked about 2k away from the start and jogged over to the race for a warm up.
Run
  • 45m 26s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 32s  min/km
Comments:

I was a little nervous at the start. This was my first road race and I was being paced by a friend. I wasn't sure if I would be able to keep up but in the end I did pretty well. I was 26sec off the 45 min he thought I could do. I'm very happy with that time. My original goal when I started running regularly three and a half motnhs ago was to run sub 52 min 10k. Well I smashed that! The race was a lot of fun. I can't wait until the next one :)
What would you do differently?:

Wear a lot les clothing. As my friend Adam said for a 10k all you need is a fig leaf. He was right.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and streached a little bit

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training. I've only been at this for a few months so I need to work on my base and get some more long runs in. I've only ran more then 10k about 4 - 5 times, so the lack of distance training caught up to me the last couple k.

Event comments:

Everything went well. I've got one tri and one road race under my belt now. Feels good to start racing :)




Last updated: 2006-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:45:26 | 10 kms | 04m 32s  min/km
Age Group: 78/415
Overall: 606/8160
Performance: Good
Ave HR 184, Max HR 192
Course:
Keeping cool Bad 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] 4