Philadelphia Insurance Companies 19th Annual Turke - Run5 Mile


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
49F / 9C
Sunny
Total Time = 35m 21s
Overall Rank = 78/876
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 12/73
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and ate my 1 EGGO Waffle and water
Event warmup:

Stretched and chatted with my parents in the cafe near the race start, I was trying to keep warm
Run
  • 35m 21s
  • 5 miles
  • 07m 04s  min/mile
Comments:

I was shooting for 34:xx, I started off great for the first 3 miles which was flat, with some small inclines and down hills. At mile 3 I had to stop and tie my shoe, It took me forever to tie it, lost about 12 seconds, than struggled to regain my pace. Than the inclines came and that slowed my pace a bit. on the last 1/2 mile I finally regained a good pace but the last 1/2 mile is a long steady incline so I had to pace myself to have enough in the tank. Overall it was a great start to my Thanksgiving Day
What would you do differently?:

Make sure my shoes are tied tightly, start off slower on the 1st half of the race and push it on the second half.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and than some breakfast with my parents at the Trolley Stop Dinner

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Well I coach wrestling and the season started last friday and Ive been pretty sore all week, and I probably shouldn't of squatted for the first time this year 2 days from race day. My legs were sore on race day, but I did better than I thought considering how my legs and body felt.

Event comments:

I trained tons of times on that trail, so it was nice to race on my home turf.




Last updated: 2011-11-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:21 | 05 miles | 07m 04s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/73
Overall: 73/876
Performance: Good
Course: Course was on Forbidden Drive at Valley green. It was a 2.5 mile out and back, it had some slight inclines, which you could feel on the way back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3