Falmouth Road Race - Run


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Falmouth, Massachusetts
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 18m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

wake up. drink coffee. eat breakfast. you know, the usual stuff. Picked up my brother at my parent's house around 6:45 and we headed to Falmouth. Parked at the Stop & Shop and walked to the middle school to catch a bus to Woods Hole.
Event warmup:

no warm up. there was not even room to stretch.
Run
  • 1h 18m
  • 7.1 miles
  • 10m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran with my brother who has never run 7 miles before. As a matter of fact, I don't think he's run 5. The Air Force requires him to run a mile and a half once a week, so that's what he does. On a track. He did bump up his mileage to get ready for this race, so I do give him credit for that, and for finishing.

The start was packed. We went out too fast, dodging and weaving around people and I knew it would be trouble for him later. The first 3 miles are hilly but it flattens out after that. By the start of the 4th mile bro was toast. I'll give him credit for hanging in there tho. A few times I got too far ahead and pulled up on the side to find him again. One time he told me to take off with a friend that I had found along the way but I really wanted to stay with him and make sure he finished and was ok. Sometimes ya just gotta do that.

We saw our parents and his wife and kids as we neared the finish line. Very cool. I hope they got some good pictures.
What would you do differently?:

Nuttin'.
Post race
Warm down:

walk thru finish area and over to the park.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My brother LOL But it's all good!

Event comments:

Looking forward to doing this one again. I don't know if my brother feels the same way LOL




Last updated: 2006-04-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:18:00 | 07.1 miles | 10m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: The course is from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights. It's a point to point race started by a couple of friends in 1973. They originally raced from one bar to another.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5