Shamrock Run - 5k - Run5k


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Portland, Oregon
United States
Shamrock Run
45F / 7C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = 1408/6400
Age Group = m45-49
Age Group Rank = 58/251
Pre-race routine:

Light breakfast of cornflakes.
Rode bikes 6 miles to race start.
Event warmup:

Light stretching. Very rainy and getting colder by the minute.
Run
  • 28m 47s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran with Jennifer. Ran a bit slower in able to run with Jennifer in her very first timed, public run! She did great! I've been averaging between 8:05 and 8:40/MI on similar length runs. Very happy I chose to run with Jen than by myself.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Changed into drier clothes and pedaled off to brunch.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

Very fun and well organized event. Nearly 31,000 runners/walkers doing 15k/8k/5k runs and a 5k stroll.




Last updated: 2011-02-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:28:47 | 03.11 miles | 09m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 58/251
Overall: 973/6400
Performance: Average
Course: Downtown Portland, OR.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %na
Overall: Average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4