Ellis Porch Statue 2 Statue - RunOther


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Birmingham, Alabama
United States
Birmingham Track Club
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 35m 10s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Craziness!! Drank some coffee and had a granola before leaving the house. Was heading to the start point, and realized I didn't have my race # (forgot to pick up packet). Had to drive to the finish and pick up packet and catch one of the buses back. Not as planned, but made it back with plenty of time for the start. Drank a Gaterade preform drink packet before the race.
Event warmup:

Nothing. Standing around and stretched a bit waiting on the race to start.
Run
  • 1h 35m 10s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 10m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Felt good thruout and kept good splits, even with the hills. Mile 6-7 was 12 minutes, but included the walk up Stone River for .5 mile.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Good race. Not be rushed getting to the start, but I don't think I could have planned a better stategy for this course (until I can run up those hills anyway.).
Post race
Warm down:

walk around, stretch. BEER!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

nothing. was a good race. Need to keep running and work on getting faster.

Event comments:

Fun race. Will look forward to doing it again.




Last updated: 2011-04-07 12:00 AM
Running
01:35:10 | 9.32 miles | 10m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Thru mile 5.5 the course isn't bad. Nice run. At mile 5.5, the hills start rolling. Eventually getting to the climb up Stone River (killer hill). Everyone was walking at this point. After that, there were a couple more small hills to walk, then the climb up Brookwood Road, which was mostly runnable. After mile 8, the last 1.5 is downhill.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4