Awake the Grapes - Run10k


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Alexandria, Minnesota
United States
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 55m 34s
Overall Rank = 50/64
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 13/18
Pre-race routine:

None, really. This was a very low key local race that I was treating more as my long run for the week than a race.
Event warmup:

None. Just hung around the registration with friends and stretched a little.
Run
  • 55m 34s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Hard on the mind to go up one row of grapevines, then back down the next row and so on. Always felt like, "Hey, I was just here 30 seconds ago!" The grass and fields were very uneven and just asking for a rolled ankle. I was mentally defeated before mile two when we got out and onto the road. All in all, I ran it 6 minutes faster than I ran the Fargo 10k the week before, and Fargo was a way easier course.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe treat it more like a race, better nutrition the day before and that morning.
Post race
Warm down:

They fricken ran out of water for the racers, because they were letting anyone have at it. We just left and went home to relieve the babysitter.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor nutrition, poor attitude.

Event comments:

Only one drink station on the course was too little. The course was well marked however, and plenty of volunteers. Stupid that they ran out of water for the racers at the end.




Last updated: 2011-05-24 12:00 AM
Running
00:55:34 | 06.2 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/18
Overall: 0/64
Performance: Average
Course: The course meandered through the vineyards, up and down rows of grapevines and across their fields until heading out onto the road and around one of the lakes. Half paved and half gravel roads.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 3