Portland Thanksgiving Day 4-Miler - Run


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Portland, Maine
United States
Maine Track Club
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 38m 43s
Overall Rank = 1028/1566
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 64/97
Pre-race routine:

The night before I ate pasta with meatballs for dinner. For breakfast 3 hours before the race I ate a banana and a bagel with pumpkin butter.
Event warmup:

Some running and jumping in place.
Run
  • 38m 43s
  • 4 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt comfortable with the pace the entire run. I felt like I even could have sped up a little more at the end. I was running with my cousin and his girlfriend so we were trying to stay together but the pace was really just right for me.
What would you do differently?:

I would have sped up on the last mile if I weren't trying to stay with others. Besides that I was happy with everything I did.
Post race
Warm down:

A little walking.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much, maybe just staying with the people I was running with, but this was a PR for me so I felt like I did pretty well.

Event comments:

The course for this race was fun and it was a cool experience running with so many people. It was a really cold day so I'm guessing that might have been why there were no drink stations. There wasn't much for food or water after the race. Overall it was still really fun even if the race was slightly low budget.




Last updated: 2011-12-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:38:43 | 04 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 64/97
Overall: 1028/1566
Performance: Good
Course: 2 loops from 1 City Center, up Congress, down to Commercial St then back up through various streets throughout Portland. There were some hills as well as some cobblestone streets. It was a fun course but did have some challenges.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 4