Lilac Bloomsday Run - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Lilac Bloomsday Association
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 11s
Overall Rank = 2952/47841
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 168/1492
Pre-race routine:

Banana, Gatorade and coffee
Event warmup:

Ran a half mile and stretched for 15 minutes
Run
  • 1h 01m 11s
  • 7.55 miles
  • 08m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

The first two miles were spent just trying to find some space to run. Constantly had to dodge slow runners and walkers and make sure you weren't cutting somebody off as you weave through the crowd. Things thinned out a little at the first hill, but still spent a lot of time on the side walks because the street was full. "Doomsday" hill wasn't nearly as tough as publicized - I expected it to be longer, got up it in 3:47. At the top I realized I had a shot at breaking one hour - ran 7:40 and 7:14 splits the last two miles, but missed it by one minute.
What would you do differently?:

Get there earlier and get further toward the front of my corral - a few thousand less people to dodge in that first couple of miles.
Post race
Warm down:

stretched

What limited your ability to perform faster:

48,000 people.

Event comments:

Great race experience - not an ideal place to PR, but a terrific, festive atmosphere.




Last updated: 2012-03-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:01:11 | 07.55 miles | 08m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 168/1492
Overall: 2952/47841
Performance: Good
Course: Through the streets of Spokane then along the River and loop back to downtown. Three pretty big hills, the first and about 2.5 miles, another at about 4 miles and then "Doomsday" hill at about 5 miles.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5