Bull Stampede - Run for Cover - Run


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Tampa, Florida
United States
92F / 33C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 22m 19s
Overall Rank = 12/60+
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/4
Pre-race routine:

Ate lunch, sat at the pool for a while. Had an energy drink, drove to race site.
Event warmup:

None.
Run
  • 22m 19s
  • 3.15 miles
  • 07m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Well the "mismarked course" says it all. I'd have done a little better if they hadn't mismarked it. I missed first place in my AG by like three seconds. The first place guy was with me the whole race. I passed him, he passed me...like four times. Last part of the race I slacked off and almost caught him at the finish, but he got there first. Oh well, second in AG is still good. 12th overall...I like it.

Because the course was mismarked, I missed the only waterstop on the course. Not that I would have taken any, but now that I think of it, maybe stopping to dump some on my head would have been a good thing. It was VERY hot out there...no shade at all.
What would you do differently?:

Keep up with number one!!
Post race
Warm down:

LOTS OF WATER!!! A couple of ice pops. More water...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat and the mismarked course. My first mile was 6:46, second was 7:04, third was like 8 minutes...water would have helped. It was very hot.

Event comments:

Hardware was a mug. It said "Runner Up". Gee...couldn't it just say "2nd Place"??? Oh well. This was a "7th annual" race, you'd think they'd have more organization to it...mismarked course after 7 years? SHEESH!!!




Last updated: 2006-04-10 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:19 | 03.15 miles | 07m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/4
Overall: 12/60+
Performance: Good
Mismarked course. Top 15 or 16 runners went .05 longer than real course. Volunteers realized course was mismarked and changed it during the race.
Course: Loop course thru USF campus.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
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? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3