Sole2Soul - Run5k


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Mobile, Alabama
United States
Little Ren Hen
32F / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 131/223
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 8/10
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:00am then we left the house at 6:45am and before I left I had 1 banana and 2 shots of espresso with 1/2 cup skim milk.... About 15 minutes before the race I took a GU which was the 1st time I took it. Wanted to see if it would help or hurt, but really not sure..
Event warmup:

About 20 minutes before the race me and the wife went on a brisk walk to warm up and did some stretching.
Run
  • 35m 28s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

Just started training 12/24/10 and the most I have been up to without stopping was 2 miles. At the 2 mile marker which was at the bottom of the bridge I decided to walk to the top of the bridge and then run the rest of the way in. I walked about 3:37 minutes up the bridge and once at the top I ran the rest of the way to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Since It's still early into my training and I have not done more than 2 miles I would not change anything. Plan to race another 5K in 3 weeks and my goal is to complete the race without walking and beat my time today.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked until I could finally breathe.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, new to racing, will do better with time...

Event comments:

Best part of the race was finishing and watching my wife finish 5 of 34 in her age group and seeing my son do the 1 mile fun run and finishing 3rd out of about 20 kids.. Now that was awesome and priceless...




Last updated: 2011-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:28 | 03.11 miles | 11m 24s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/10
Overall: 131/223
Performance: Good
1 mile: 10.08min - 2 miles: 11:07min (21:15) - 3 miles: 13:02 min (34:18) - 3.1 miles: total 35:28
Course: Course was tough.. Started with the 1st 1.5 miles running with the wind at our backs which was blowing really hard and cold. About 3/4 mile we had to run up a nice size bridge which was really tough. Coming back on the last 1.5 we were running into the wind and it was like running still.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4