St. Paddy's Day 5k/8k Run/Walk and Leprechaun Leap - Run5k


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chicago, Illinois
United States
Chicago Mayor's Office of Special Events
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 20m 24s
Overall Rank = 27/1151
Age Group = M3034
Age Group Rank = 4/75
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 6:15am and made my steel cut oats...yum! Got my brother's and my stuff ready to go.
Event warmup:

10min warm up and then some stretching.
Run
  • 20m 24s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a PR for me by 15sec...not including my high school years of course! It was a fun run especially since some of them members from my fitness group I put together did their first 5k and it was nice watching them finish.
What would you do differently?:

I would say to push harder but thinking back to the moment I'm not sure if I could have. I know I had a lot left aerobically but my legs were pretty shot.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walking around trying to find a good spot to watch my brother and my friends finish and then to get my son to the kids dash so he can have his fun too!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm not training specifically for a 5k and I do no speedwork other than a few strides during my runs.

Event comments:

This is a really nice 5k/8k race. Lots of people wearing green and dressing up in costumes made it fun. There is also a kids dash and then free beer!




Last updated: 2011-01-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:24 | 03.1 miles | 06m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/75
Overall: 27/1151
Performance: Good
Course: Started across the street from the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum close to Fullerton and in the gravel running path. We went on that path until Belmont and went under the Lake Shore Drive bridge and then ran on the Lakefront Path until about Addison and then back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5