Turkey Bowl 5K - Run5k


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Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Bob Jones University Alumni Association
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 29m 59s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 50-59
Age Group Rank = 3/
Pre-race routine:

Woke-up at 5:30 (for some reason). Ate oatmeal, hard-boiled egg, 3 cups of coffee, and a vitamin. At 7:00 started doing laundry and walked a little. Moved around the apartment. By 8:00 started doing warm-ups I saw on hulu.com. I did arm warm-ups for the first time (and it really helped).
Event warmup:

After arm warm-ups and (getting the laundry), I jogged slowly outside my apartment for about 5 minutes. I went inside and did stretching exercises--my usually FT stretches, hip movements, and other stretches from hulu.com. Drove to campus around 8:30 and met up Heather. Then jogged and walked around the track before the race. I greeted the friends and students that I saw. Had a bottle of water fo sipping and ate a gel right before running.
Run
  • 29m 49s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

I expected a fast paced and kept up with one of my students for about 1 1/2 miles. My music pace was, "Hawaii 5-O" theme song. The tempo of the music got slower during the last part of the race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, although I need to start pushing myself a little faster during interval runs.
Post race
Warm down:

I did an FT cool-down while waiting for the results.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I think I need to do fast interval runs before racing. Also, for some reason, I never did get into the "flow" experience.

Event comments:

Because of the orchestra challenge, I enjoyed interacting with the students.




Last updated: 2010-11-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:49 | 03.11 miles | 09m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
At mile one I ran at 9 minutes.
Course: Flat with a few inclines. The hardest one was in front of the Academy building.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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] 5