Black Cat 10 Miler - Run10 Mile


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Salem, Massachusetts
United States
B&S Event Management
35F / 2C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 14s
Overall Rank = 71/664
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 17/55
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5, ate a bagel with PB and on the road around 5:45. Arrived really early (around 6:25), grabbed my packet, and moved my car to the recommended parking area (seemed like I could have just left it in the school lot where I parked upon arrival since a lot of others did. Oh well)
Event warmup:

Just some light stretching. Standed waiting for the start for a few minutes more than I expected, but the legs didn't feel too stiff when race started.
Run
  • 1h 14m 14s
  • 10 miles
  • 07m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran as part of half/full ironman training, so my focus was on trying to keep the heart rate in upper Z2 without getting too fatigued. Did a pretty good job of that, with a little extra effort the last few miles, especially the last 1. Felt pretty good overall with a little more tiredness in the legs than would have been ideal. No speed records set but the legs felt ok and nothing really hurt.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate a banana and 1/2 bagel, grabbed a few other snacks and jogged back to the car (~.5mi). Stretched at the car for a few minutes and headed home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Winter weight and not enough time at the 10 mile distance recently.

Event comments:

Overall a well run race, especially for just being its second year. Nice course, shirts, and post-race food. Not an ideal parking situation, but the trolley that they had setup worked nicely.




Last updated: 2012-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:14:14 | 10 miles | 07m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/55
Overall: 71/664
Performance: Average
Avg HR: 154 bpm Max HR: 173 bpm
Course: Lollipop course with some rolling hills and on larger one heading into Marblehead. Nice course overall with a few good views of the water. Garmin had my distance at 9.89.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4