Brenda Ladun 8k - Run8k


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 35m 27s
Overall Rank = 19/212
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/33
Pre-race routine:

Nothing unusual. Beautiful morning for a run.
Event warmup:

Probably 1/2 mile of jogging to warm up a tad. Muscles felt ok considering that this was a 40 mile week - biggest volume ever.
Run
  • 35m 27s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Spectacular weather for running. Probably 45 at start and warmed up nicely from there. This was my biggest run volume week ever, so I wasn't sure what I was capable of. Decided to try and hold a good pace through mile 3 and pick it up on the way in.

I really wanted to get close to 35 minutes, but once we hit the first hill I knew that the terrain wouldn't let me have that.

Mile 3 was a bit of a disappointment, thought I could have done better there. Very rolly terrain, though. Maybe 10 seconds lost. Very happy with the last 2 miles. Sub 7s are always nice.

Felt pretty good after.
What would you do differently?:

Hit mile 3 a bit harder.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Large volume week. Still not too unhappy with the result.

Event comments:

One unmanned water station. Other than that it was a great race.




Last updated: 2011-01-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:27 | 04.97 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/33
Overall: 19/212
Performance: Good
1: 7:01 2: 7:14 3: 7:32 4: 6:48 5: 6:42
Course: Rolling hills. A lot hillier than I thought. 360ft. of climbing. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/65748554
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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