Whitin Five Mile Road Race - Run5 Mile


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Whitinsville, Massachusetts
United States
Whitin Community Center
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 51m 17s
Overall Rank = 630/700
Age Group = W 40-49
Age Group Rank = 95/110
Pre-race routine:

up early, coffee, cheerios w/ skim, water en route, half a Clif bar about 30 mins before the run
Event warmup:

a little stretch, jog from car to community ctr, 2 puffs albuterol, met friends
Run
  • 51m 17s
  • 5 miles
  • 10m 16s  min/mile
Comments:

L ankle, R knee, R ham/glut fairly uncomfortable throughout; shoes great, tights very cosy, warmed up in the sunshine and took off hat-gloves-jacket; toes were numb the whole timej
What would you do differently?:

nothing different
Post race
Warm down:

trotted right back to the car after the finish, a little stretching, directly home to start cooking Thanksgiving dinner.


What limited your ability to perform faster:

novice runner

Event comments:

nice event!
trying not to be discouraged by finishing in the bottom 10% of the field, as I've been running for less than a year; this was my fastest 5-mile stint ever!!
very happy overall




Last updated: 2011-10-25 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:17 | 05 miles | 10m 16s  min/mile
Age Group: 95/110
Overall: 630/700
Performance: Good
fairly consistent splits! James kindly ran very slowly with me, and his pace pushed me much faster than I would have run on my own.
Course: loop through Northbridge, a few gentle hills, starting and ending near comm ctr
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4