FatBoy 5k - Run5k


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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Las Vegas Track Club
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 24m 42s
Overall Rank = 87/337
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 3/27
Pre-race routine:

Ha! Party in Vegas the night before! Dinner downtown at Buffet at Fitzgeralds did have a pasta bar, ate with whole family (Mom, Dad, Steve, Rebecca, Collin, Ron, Elaine, Rose, Dick). Lose at blackjack downtown then head back to the Strip to Circus Circus. Lose some more on Jackpot Party--had been even previous 2 nights!
Event warmup:

Arrive plenty early since we weren't sure where we were going! Rose fortunately had driven from AZ and had a car. Steve sat in front, Mom, Rebecca, Collin and I squeezed into the back! Almost got into an accident making a quick turn to exit! Just did a little stretching.
Run
  • 24m 42s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Haven't run a 5K race since high school! Hard to go fast, I'm definitely slow-twitch! Was fun tho!
What would you do differently?:

Ha! Nothing! We were in Vegas to party! There's no way I'll ever place in this race since the heavier you are the more of a head start you get--unless I put on 20 lbs after Moo this fall and we go back again next year!?!
Post race
Warm down:

Eating kielbasa, red beans and rice, coconut water, and BEER! Awesome after race party! Rebecca won her age group and won a pound of raw ground beef! Luckily they let her trade it in for a sam's club box of mini donuts that she could bring on the plane! Fun to take our picture with Elvis. Big boob beer girl was fun too!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm not fast...don't do short races...was probably drunk from being out gambling till 3:30 the night before...doesn't matter, tho--this was just a fun workout!

Event comments:

Just a really fun race with really fun people. So glad we found it!


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Last updated: 2012-02-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:42 | 03.1 miles | 07m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/27
Overall: 87/337
Performance: Good
Mile 1--7:43.09 Mile 2--8:18.30 (16:01.39) Mile 3--8:22.47 (24:23.86) 5k--24:42 their clock time ( I forgot to stop my watch)
Course: Very flat--around a water reservoir at a park. Path coulda been a little wider since it was out and back and got a little congested near the turnaround. Cool to pass by everyone! Set up very different in that the more you weigh, the sooner you get to start. So Steve got a 6.5min head start, Collin got3.5min, Rebecca and Mom got 1.5 min, then the clock started when Rose I started. Wonder if the 2 people who beat me were in the wave in front of me or not...
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5