Army Ten-Miler - Run10 Mile


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Army Ten-Miler
60F / 16C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 59m 24s
Overall Rank = 18996/21636
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 1887/2016
Pre-race routine:

Woke Up ate a banana, drove to DC to catch the Metro.
Event warmup:

Brisk walk to the start line from bag check.
Run
  • 1h 59m 24s
  • 10 miles
  • 11m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

Run went well, I hadnt run since the Baltimore Half-Marathon the week before so I didnt know how my legs would feel about running. I was hoping to go under 2 hours, which I did, which made me happy. Thought I would have to push harder to get there so Im pleased with the results. I negative split the llast 5 miles so Im happy about that as well. I would rather do that than start of fast and just hope I finish.
What would you do differently?:

Just train more on the run. Im starting to like running a bit more, but I need to force myslef to get out there and train more.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and grabbed some food, drinks from the hooah tents. Walked back to Metro then to the car and home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training.

Event comments:

The soldiers were great at the water stops. Plenty of water for everyone 10x over. navigating the water stops was a bit tricky as people started hanging out and coming to complete stops after the first water station.

Navigating the course towards teh end was tricky too as I came upon several huge groups of walkers taking the entire course. I just wish people would run/walk like they should drive. Slower traffic to the right! Once people put down their entry fee I think they feel entitled to walk wherever they please. This is coming from someone who barely cracked the 12min/mile pace, so you know it had to be bad out there!

Still a great race though! Plan on lowering my time next year!




Last updated: 2010-10-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:59:24 | 10 miles | 11m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 1887/2016
Overall: 18996/21636
Performance: Average
1 00:11:39 1.00 11:40 2 00:11:59 1.00 11:59 3 00:12:06 1.00 12:06 4 00:11:01 1.00 11:01 5 00:12:17 1.00 12:17 6 00:11:44 1.00 11:44 7 00:12:04 1.00 12:05 8 00:11:43 1.00 11:43 9 00:11:39 1.00 11:39 10 00:11:05 1.00 11:05
Course: Basic run around DC. No major hills but the last mile felt like it would never end!
Keeping cool Good Drinking
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4