Lexus Santa Monica 5000 - Run10k


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Santa Monica, California
United States
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 634/1154
Age Group = M 40-44
Age Group Rank = 44/67
Pre-race routine:

Walked about a half mile from our parking space to registration. Then, back to the car to drop off warm clothes and get our race belts. Then, about a brisk 3/4 mile walk to the start.
Event warmup:

Just walking back and forth from the car!
Run
  • 57m 59s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 21s  min/mile
Comments:

As I already said, great course!

My first sub 60min 10K


What would you do differently?:

I wouldn't change anything except maybe carry a bottle of water if it was warmer or sunny.
Post race
Event comments:

One downside though, was the water stations. This was a pretty big race. About 2000 runners in the 5k and 10k combined. There were water stations at mile 1, 2, 3, and 5 (3 mile repeat) Each station was one small table with only 2-3 people filling cups from gallon jugs of water. The stations were just too small and crowded. I decided to skip the water until I got to mile 5 and everyone was spread out enough that i didn't have to fight for to get to the table. So, I got about 2 oz of water during the entire race. (at least it was cool and overcast)

Then, at the finish, after the chip return, there was no water at all. I looked all over and finally found the water table. It was empty and sitting over a pile of empty boxes and bottles. I finally got a bottle of water at the expo/post race celebration about 1/4 mile away on the Santa Monica Pier.

So, next year, please have more water!!




Last updated: 2010-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:57:59 | 06.2 miles | 09m 21s  min/mile
Age Group: 44/67
Overall: 634/1154
Performance: Good
Course: This is a great course! It is sort of point to point. The start and finish are about a mile and a half apart. So it is not quite out and back. We passed the finish line at just about 2 miles and the course started to be very slightly uphill for the next 2 miles. It was so slight, I didn't really notice it till someone ran up beside me and said, "When is this hill going to end?" (just checked the Garmin it went from 5o ft. to 263 ft. over 2.2 miles) Then, at the 4 mile mark, we hit the turn around and it was downhill all the way to the finish!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
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Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
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