Runner's Den Classic Road Race - 5K - Run5k


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Scottsdale, Arizona
United States
Race Place Events
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 21m 46s
Overall Rank = 76/532
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 6/33
Pre-race routine:

Normal training day warm up for me. Light stretching and a standard breakfast of a wheat bagel with PB, Nutella & Honey with G2 and a 5hr energy. The race is about 1.5 mi from home so I ran there to warm up.
Event warmup:

Run to the race (1.5mi) at about a 9min/mi pace. Stretched before the race more to stay loose.
Run
  • 21m 46s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m  min/mile
Comments:

Knowing I was going to race the 10K just after this race (Double Down), I held back just a bit. I was wearing my Spira Stinger XLT shoes for the first time in a race and they felt great. I was at or near the front the entire race, and placing 6th in my AG (out of 33) was a new experience for me. I was consistent in my pace throughout, so I had no let down nor burst of speed at the end.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - this was a fine race and pace for what I had planned.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and stretched a bit to await the start of the 10K, and watched more of the finishers comes across the line.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

Runner's Den puts on some good, smaller races, and I like the fact that this one is close to my house so I can just walk/run to the venue and run by my neighborhood where my family can cheer me on.




Last updated: 2012-01-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:21:46 | 03.11 miles | 06m  min/mile
Age Group: 6/33
Overall: 76/532
Performance: Good
1.25min in LT HR zone (145-169BPM) 20.3min in AeC HR zone (170-185BPM)
Course: Something of a "T" course design, out to Thunderbird, then back and forth before returning to PV Mall.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4