Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run


View Member's Race Log View other race reports
Washington, Virginia
United States
59F / 15C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 12m 14s
Overall Rank = 733/10662
Age Group = M20-39
Age Group Rank = 380/2873
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5am. showered. bagel w/ pb around 530. GU20 throughout the early morning. walked a cpl blocks to the metro and then shuttle to race location. Had GU about 30min prior to start.
Event warmup:

Did some walking and stretching. Probably shoulda done some light jogging but we were pretty tight on time.
Run
  • 1h 12m 14s
  • 10 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall a very good run. Having never run a competitive 10mi race I really didn't know what kind of strategy to have for the race. Since it was essentially a suped up training day, I went in with the following plan....
Run with brad, try to post a 1:15 or better and try to keep HR at the following;
miles 1-3: Z1 to Z2
miles 3-7: Z2
miles 8-10: Z2 - Z3

Run went pretty much according to plan. I was a little concerned after the first two miles since I pretty much skipped Z1 and went right to Z2, but the pace felt good. The first 1/2 of the Rock Creek Pkwy (~mile 4-6.5) was a slight net uphill with a tad of headwind. After we hit the turnaround at 6.5mi, it was nice. Mentally getting to mile 7 was great...then I knew I could pick it up a bit...we coasted through miles 8 and 9 and then picked it up quite a bit for the last mile to finish strong.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. Raced the plan I had in place.
Post race
Warm down:

Some stretching and then brad and I walked back up the course to find kristin. We jogged most of the last mile with her.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

In hindsite, probably coulda picked up the pace around mile 5 or 6 instead of waiting till the end, but I was very happy that my race plan worked well.

Event comments:

Very well organized with tons of volunteers. Shuttle service was surprisingly painless.




Last updated: 2006-03-10 12:00 AM
Running
01:12:14 | 10 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 380/2873
Overall: 733/10662
Performance: Good
1 7:29 161, 2 7:20 161, 3 7:37 162, 4 7:14 165, 5 7:22 166, 6 7:18 166, 7 7:25 165, 8 7:03 166, 9 7:04 166, 10 6:21 173
Course: Mostly flat course with some light gradual hills. Started near Tidal Basin. Then did an out and back to the Mint. Then out and back over Memorial Bridge, and finally and out and back on the Rock Creek Pkwy.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4