Valentine's Day 5k - Run


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Denver, Colorado
United States
BKB Limited
35F / 2C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 21m 14s
Overall Rank = 27/198
Age Group = M40-49
Age Group Rank = 11/29
Pre-race routine:

Hang out in car with heater cranked.
Event warmup:

Stand around shivering.
Run
  • 21m 14s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 50s  min/mile
Comments:

Folks took off pretty fast. Some young guys were looking at the race results saying, "I couldn't run that fast if you strapped a rocket to my (tail)."
What would you do differently?:

Trip some of the older looking guys that were jumping up and down, foaming at the mouth, at the start.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some Propel and staggered back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Started mid-pack and got blocked out at start. Also, I'm an old goat and my legs don't go that fast.

Event comments:

Apparently I didn't get any slower this week while I had the flu, but a lot of guys my age apparently got faster! Fun race, with a lot of very nice people hanging around, actually. Any race that benefits a school in Kenya is probably going to be a fast one, right?




Last updated: 2006-02-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:21:14 | 03.11 miles | 06m 50s  min/mile
Age Group: 11/29
Overall: 27/198
Performance: Good
173 bpm average
Course: Lap and change on road in Wash Park.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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