Lakefront Discovery Run - Run15k


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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Badgerland Striders
45F / 7C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 16m 12s
Overall Rank = 184/689
Age Group = 3539F
Age Group Rank = 5/61
Pre-race routine:

Out of bed at 5:15 - awake since 2:30 due to restless son. Good thing I went to bed at 8:30

Showered, oatmeal for breakfast, picked up friends and headed downtown. Gateraid and coffee in the car.
Event warmup:

Stretching, hung out inside the War Memorial until about 10 minutes to start
Run
  • 1h 16m 12s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out fast with my sister, told her to go on without me before mile one. Was feeling good, so I tried to stick with it. Ended up doing much better then anticipated (wanted to be better the a 9 min mile - blew that away) Felt great to pass the 9 mile mark and know I had run farther then I ever had and something left to push it hard to the end.
What would you do differently?:

Could have had a lighter wieght shirt on, but not a big deal. Really good run and another good learning experience on what I can do.
Post race
Warm down:

A couple of cookies and off to the Ale House for a couple of beers

What limited your ability to perform faster:

This was much better then I thought I could do, no complaints here!

Event comments:

Fun race. Very relaxed atmosphere. Ale house food looked awsome, next time I'm staying for a burger with that great beer.




Last updated: 2010-09-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:16:12 | 9.32 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 5/61
Overall: 184/689
Performance: Good
Wasn't going to track splits but started to after at mile 4 since I figured I was going to die sooner or later and wanted to track that 1-4: 32:07 5: 8:20 6: 8:12 7: 8:13 8: 8:29 9: 8:05 last .3: 2:48
Course: Some hills, mostly flat utalizing paved trails along the lake front area
Keeping cool Good 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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4