Silver Comet 10K - Run


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Smyrna, Georgia
United States
Silver Comet
64F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 52m 15s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up a bit late - bagel and some coffee on the drive over to the start of the race.
Event warmup:

Ran around the parking lot for a few minutes and stretched.
Run
  • 52m 15s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Started in the middle of the pack and probably should have started closer to the front. Once I got on the trail, I started dropping people left and right. My pace was great (if anything, I feel like I could've gone a bit faster) and breathing was 3 in/4 out. (The breathing is what leads me to believe I could've pushed it a bit more.)

Humid this morning in Alanta. Gave me a taste of what spring and summer are going to feel like.


What would you do differently?:

Maybe pushed my pace a bit? Then again, I was treating this as a semi-tempo run, with an additional 4.5 miles at the end of it, so I didn't want to burn myself out.
Post race
Warm down:

Warmed down with a 4.5 mile run back to my car at the start of the race.

Event comments:

PR for a 10K! Woo-hoo!

I came into this race only to get a qualifying time for the Peachtree Road Race and I came away with a time good enough to get into Time Group 1B for the PRR. Pretty damn cool if you ask me!




Last updated: 2006-03-11 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:15 | 06.21 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
5 miles at 42:27(!), mile 6 at 8:06, final .2 at 1:41
Course: 1.5 miles on surface streets, then turned onto the Silver Comet, a paved rails-to-trails project. Nice trail; I do alot of my long runs out there.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4