Caesar Rodney 5k - Run5k


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Wilmington, Delaware
United States
Lin-Mark Sports
34F / 1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 30m 51s
Overall Rank = 83/181
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Not much... trained very little for this race and hadn't run at all in 3-4 weeks. Was hoping to have built up enough of a base over the past few years just to finish. Went in with very low expectations.
Event warmup:

10 minutes of stretching. Ate a banana
Run
  • 30m 51s
  • 3.25 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

How the hell do you get lost on a 5k course??? Especially when you're a middle-of-the-pack runner??? With about 3/10th of a mile to go, there was nobody in front of me. There was a cop standing on a corner ahead... I shrugged my shoulders and he pointed to the right. So I made a right. About 2 blocks later, a gentleman tapped me on the shoulder and told me I made a wrong turn, so I had to backtrack. Had a good laugh about that.
What would you do differently?:

Pay attention to where I'm going.
Post race
Warm down:

drank water, stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not training at all. Not being prepared AT ALL.

Event comments:

I'm an idiot. :-(




Last updated: 2011-01-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:30:51 | 03.25 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/181
Performance: Average
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4