Lilac Bloomsday Run - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Lilac Bloomsday Association
42F / 6C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 55m 45s
Overall Rank = 1,328/50,611
Age Group = 23-29
Age Group Rank = 237/2,254
Pre-race routine:

Had drove in the day before from Portland, OR Spent the night at my parents house. Iced my Achilles before bed since it had been bothering me. Woke up and ate a little Oatmeal but had a nervous upset stomach.
Event warmup:

Walked about 3/4 of a mile to the start line and then stretched while trying to stay warm.
Run
  • 55m 45s
  • 7.46 miles
  • 07m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

I was able to get fairly close to the front of my Bib colors starting group and got off to a fairly good start with only a fair amount of weaving through people. By mile 2 I felt like I had settled into a pretty good groove. My Achilles reminded me the whole race that it was not feeling great but never had "pain" in it per say. I wish it would have felt better and then I wouldn't have been afraid of pushing myself harder.
What would you do differently?:

Come in uninjured and do a better warm up and stretching.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around then did a little bit of strething. Had to drive the 6 hours back to Portland about an hour after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My left Achilles and the congestion in the beginning. I am also only down to 210 pounds and think once I can lose another 25lbs or so my times will improve drastically.

Event comments:

Bloomsday is a fun event as long as you are able to get seeded up into a front group so that you dont have to deal with the thousand and thousands of walkers.




Last updated: 2011-05-02 12:00 AM
Running
00:55:45 | 07.46 miles | 07m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 237/2,254
Overall: 1328/50,611
Performance: Average
Mile splits: 1 00:07:32 1.00 07:32 2 00:07:22 1.00 07:22 3 00:07:41 1.00 07:41 4 00:07:12 1.00 07:12 5 00:07:29 1.00 07:29 6 00:07:35 1.00 07:35 7 00:07:09 1.00 07:10 8 00:03:43 0.56 06:38 Avg Heart rate 168 BPM Max Heart rate 179 BPM
Course: Fun course had not ran it since I was a kid. 523 feet of elevation gain and 529 feet of loss which consisted of a few gentle rolling hills with a fairly good downhill segment on the beginning and one big hill that they call "Doomsday" at about mile 5 which is 6.5% grade for 3/4 of a mile.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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