Crescent City Classic - Run


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New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
Crescent City Fitness Foundation
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 53m 24s
Overall Rank = 768/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

woke up, got dressed, drank nothing (like an idiot) and eat nothing. Grabbed an E-gel for emergencys.
Event warmup:

ran 1.5 miles to start line. I was feeling pretty confident prior to the race....thinking a 45 minute time was going to happen
Run
  • 53m
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

Okay, so I did an Ironman the Sunday prior to this race. I had felt great all week and thought I was going to have a good 10k time (at least for me). My first mile was in 7 minutes and I thought, wow I can do this....then the side stich occured, than my mind got the better of me. I felt so bad after mile 2, that when a guy offered me a beer, I said yes. I figured maybe my side stich would go away. It did and I was able to run the rest of the way to the finish.
What would you do differently?:

Not run a race a week after an Ironman. What was I thinking? Obviously your mind is high off of the long race, and your muscels are totally fatigued. That said, I probably should have started off slower so that my miles were closer in time.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the beer station and had another beer...gotta love New Orleans.

Event comments:

I love the CCC. So many people come out to support the race, and it is neat having all the International athletes at the same race as the locals.




Last updated: 2006-04-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:00 | 06.21 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: Same course as last year, French Quarter to City Park, flat and fast
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %No
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 1
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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