Kent City Ridge Run 15K - Run15k


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Kent City, Michigan
United States
17F / -8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m 20s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49 Female
Age Group Rank = 2/9
Pre-race routine:

Stayed in car and tried to stay warm. Made bad decision to throw on another shirt before the start. Stick with the plan!
Event warmup:

If huddling in the car trying to stay warm counts as warm-up, then yeah I did one. :-)
Run
  • 1h 18m 20s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 08m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

Despite all of the planning, I went out a bit too fast in the first mile, but not seriously so. I did not anticipate how rough the shorter, steeper hills would be on the calves and quads. I was fighting cramps in both of them on the last two miles.
What would you do differently?:

Train more for the shorter, steeper bursts. More general overall conditioning.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training and weight and perhaps the cold weather. I still am not sure I am completely used to that yet.

Event comments:

It is a well run race. The course is beautiful and is as challenging as advertised. It is the toughest 15k I have ever run.




Last updated: 2011-03-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:18:20 | 9.32 miles | 08m 24s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/9
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Extremely hilly course. As another member said, there is not 100 yds of flat in the whole thing. I did well on the long drawn out hills, but I sucked on the shorter, steeper ones. I even had to walk a few 15 second rests on a few to keep my calves from cramping.
Keeping cool Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
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