Lilac Bloomsday Run - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Lilac Bloomsday Association
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 49m 6s
Overall Rank = 360/50,611
Age Group = 19-23
Age Group Rank = 44/1,254
Pre-race routine:

Malt O Meal, Banana, and half a cinnamon roll for breakfast. Drank about 1 liter of Nuun before driving down to the race course.
Event warmup:

Did about 10 minutes of dynamic stretching with a light jogging warmup. Spent the last 5 minutes up to race start doing some breathing exercises and relaxing my mind
Run
  • 49m 6s
  • 7.46 miles
  • 06m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran strong the whole race and felt very light and fast all the way up to Doomsday Hill. The hill took it out of me a little and I kind of cruise the last mile knowing I only needed an 8 minute mile to get my goal of a sub 50' race.
What would you do differently?:

Work on hill running a little more and try to maintain a faster pace up Doomsday and then push it harder into the finish. I think I could get into the second seed range with a sub 48' finish
Post race
Warm down:

Walked about a mile with some dynamic stretching. Got some fluids and then relaxed for family and friends to finish

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of hill training

Event comments:

Bloomsday is a tradition and a must do race for any Northwesterner. Awesome crowds, great on course entertainment, and just a ton of fun. I would recommend it to anybody interested at all in running.




Last updated: 2011-04-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:49:06 | 07.46 miles | 06m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/1,254
Overall: 360/50,611
Performance: Good
Course: Perfect weather! No wind and a nice cool morning with tons of spectators cheering us in.
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] 5