Snowman Stampede 10 Mile - Run

Very poor course management on my part!! I went out way too fast. I felt just fine for the first 4 miles which seems to make sense because my runs have been at a slower pace for no more than 5.5 miles. Had a gel at about 4.5 miles and then when I backed off the pace at mile 5 my legs were feeling pretty spent. I recovered a bit, but really struggled settling into a pace again. Based on my last mile, I think I should have been able to hold an 8:15 pace the for miles 6,7 and 8.

Start out slower and run my own race instead of getting sucked into a fast group regardless of how great I feel. I also would have tried to start out at about an 8:15 pace and slowly work my way down to 7:45 by the last mile.

Grabbed an oatmeal cookie, banana and XLR8 (sports drink) and walked a bit. Stretched along side the rode while I waited for Rachelle to finish and then ran the last 1/4 mile with her to the finish line.


Poor race planning and course management!! On race day, this may be one of the most important things.


Seems like as soon as people were done, they hopped in their cars and went home. There were very few people around to cheer on finishers. Overall, this was a very good race for me. I didn't do nearly as well as I hoped, but I did learn alot. I'll have to be much more mentally focused than what I was for this race.