Monster Mash Run 10k - Run10k


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Houston, Texas
United States
Onurleft Event Management, LLC
73F / 23C
Sunny
Total Time = 51m 59s
Overall Rank = 31/200
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 3/20
Pre-race routine:

Watched my 6 year old and my 4 year old run in the kids 1K for their first race. It was so much fun! My daughter was quite the little diva, slowing down to smile and wave at the crowd as she came to the finish line!
Event warmup:

No chance for a warmup other than very light stretching.
Run
  • 51m 59s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I think the purple hair and costume wings I was wearing must have given me a boost of energy... or maybe it was the awesome weather... or possibly all of the training I've done lately, but this was my best 10K ever! I started in the back so I could start out comfortably with my wife as she ran only her second 5K ever.
What would you do differently?:

If I had started a little farther out front and didn't have so much traffic to negotiate through I could have done a little better, but the run was great, so who is complaining?
Post race
Warm down:

Normal trot for a few steps and flop on the ground!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing significant.

Event comments:

I really enjoyed the race. It was surprising that they had to change the date from Saturday to Sunday because of a venue conflict, so lots of people that paid for the race did not show up. Helps to explain how I ended up on the podium :-) Stuff happens though and given the circumstances the production crew and volunteers did a very good job.


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Last updated: 2011-11-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:59 | 06.21 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/20
Overall: 31/200
Performance: Good
Course: Two loops around a winding 5K course around Sam Houston Race Park
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5