Muddy Monster 15K - Run15k


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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
United States
JMS Racing Services
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 11m 58s
Overall Rank = 23/158
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 6/13
Pre-race routine:

I signed up for this way back when before I knew I would be doing the Des Moines marathon. Wasn't sure I would actually do it until Thursday because my legs were pretty sore. I also woke up with a bad sinus cold the morning of, so I just decided to not push it too hard and have fun. I haven't done a ton of cross-country running, but I have to say I enjoy it! Morning of, I just got up fairly late (thank you 10 AM start time!), had some breakfast, and drove down to the race site. It was overcast, a little drizzly, but also fairly warm.
Event warmup:

Nothing really, this was just a have fun race for me...
Run
  • 1h 11m 58s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 07m 43s  min/mile
Comments:

So given the sinus problems, I decided to go out at 7:15 and see if I could hold that for the whole 15k. I figured I would have a decent shot at an AG award if I did that. The first 5k went pretty well, but my legs were definitely getting tired and I was probably not breathing great. I ended up slowing up a bit more for the 2nd 5k loop, to 7:45 miles and that was a little easier for me to maintain. It was a pretty fun course to run and I would love to see what I could do on it completely healthy. Just hung in there on the third loop and tried to sprint to the finish, but got edged at the last second :(
What would you do differently?:

Nada, this is what I could do on this given day under this set of conditions.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit, tried to choke down a hot dog but just didn't feel like eating, drank a lot, and stretched out. Headed home after 15 min. or so.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sinus cold and sore legs from a marathon last week...

Event comments:

This was a great race abd a really great time!




Last updated: 2010-10-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:11:58 | 9.32 miles | 07m 43s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/13
Overall: 23/158
Performance: Average
Course: Three loops of the 5k course. First mile or so was mostly on dirt/mud trail and road, second mile was mostly on grass, and third mile was on muddy, rutted trail and sand. Rolling hills throughout but nothing too crazy.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Ok
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] 5