Bear Mountain 10K - Run10k


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Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
FrontRunners
-3C / 27F
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 389/416
Age Group = F4049
Age Group Rank = 57/65
Pre-race routine:

Find the warmest clothes I can, look out the window, wonder if the race is still a "go." Lots of the white stuff coming down. Call a few friends. We decide to go for it. Oh yeah, and I have a scrambled egg and some coffee.
Event warmup:

Standing around exclaiming about the white stuff. Go outside for pictures in the white stuff. Get bundled up as a precaution against the white stuff. Gabble excitedly. Oh, and stretch and limber up a little.
Run
  • 50m 57s
  • 6.5 kms
  • 07m 50s  min/km
Comments:

The course was incredibly slippery, with ice and snow hampering progress. Combined with the hills, and my very strong desire NOT to fall down and not get up for 8 weeks (again), I took it really easy. The up bits were not too bad; it was the downhills on which I felt I had the last control. My friend Claudia kept me company ... and at the top of Papa Bear ... I had to ... I lay down and made a snow angel.
What would you do differently?:

Nothin'. It was all good for the course. The lululemon run jacket was AWESOME.
Post race
Warm down:

Stood around and drank coffee, and waited for my Coach to get his first-place prize.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

SNOW and ICE and oh yeah, 4 screws in my left sit bone.

Event comments:

Great race. There were no volunteers on the course, but they would have been frozen lumps by the time the race ended. The course was fairly well marked and we all managed with no significant injuries. It was good fun.




Last updated: 2010-10-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:50:57 | 06.5 kms | 07m 50s  min/km
Age Group: 57/65
Overall: 389/416
Performance:
Course: A very hilly and challenging course normally, the difficulty was increased by the amount of snow and ice on the paths. This 10K run was shortened to 6.5K since the tiny slow plows could not get around to all areas to clear. It was also extremely windy, which added to the treacherousness (is that a word?).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4