Nike Corre México 10K - Run10k


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Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Mexico
Nike
18C / 64F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 28m 28s
Overall Rank = 13,952/18,162
Age Group = 35-40
Age Group Rank = 3441/4831
Pre-race routine:

Trained 4 times a week during 4 months. Used an elliptical and turn to jogging outside only a week before the race. I should have done it earlier.
Event warmup:

I thought my friends and I would warm up while waiting for the race to start. But there was so many people that it was almost impossible to move. So I did what I could jumping up and down and stretching as best as I could in a very limited space. But I was surprised at how good the atmosphere was.
Run
  • 42h 57m 85s
  • 5 kms
  • 8h 35m 41s  min/km
Comments:

I had no gadgets on me. Not even a wrist watch! So I had no idea of the time or distance I was doing.

Hydrating posts were not every 2.5K as organizers had said, so I thought I hadn't reached 7.5K when I actually saw a 9K sign. Uff!

What would you do differently?:

I would take something to give me an idea of time/distance.
Post race
Warm down:

There were so many people getting out of the race area that it was impossible to warm-down. It was a cool night so I started to ache pretty soon. But my knees never hurt, which was amazing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Thinking the race was much longer than it was. Not knowing where I was and feeling kind of lost because of that.

Event comments:

It was a good race though. Good music, huge screens to reflect your shadow on, projections in tunnels and a very lively crowd.




Last updated: 2010-12-23 12:00 AM
Running
42:57:85 | 05 kms | 8h 35m 41s  min/km
Age Group: 0/4831
Overall: 0/18,162
Performance: Good
I wish I had some!
Course: There was not enough light in some parts of the race, pavement was not even so I had to really pay attention to where I was stepping. That might be the reason why I didn't see the signs with marking each K and I had no idea how far into the race I was. I felt so disorientated!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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