5th Annual New Balance Heartbreak Hill 5K - Run5k


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Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 31m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Since this was a "family" race with all three kids - there really wasn't much of a routine : )

I had oatmeal with blueberries and milk - plus I sucked down a coffee from dunkin about an hour before the race. I also had 8 oz of water
Event warmup:

The only thing I did was to walk to the start finish line...
Run
  • 31m
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m  min/mile
Comments:

It was a decent run... I started out slow with a first mile time of 10:17. I ran mile #2 in 10:00 and then I ran the third mile at 9:43. I almost ran out of steam on the last mile but had just enough to pass someone as I jumped across the line.
What would you do differently?:

I think the better way to ask that question would be - What would I do differently if I could considering that I had three kids? I think I would stretch and warmup more. Didn't feel like I really got going until mile 2.
Post race
Warm down:

Again, I didn't do much. I sucked down a coconut water (oh my god - disgusting!) and enjoyed a pepperidge farm gold fish cookie

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not having a huge taper... not getting into a race mindset, not

Event comments:

I run this race for 1 reason - to pay homage to the amazing people at Franciscan Children's hospital.




Last updated: 2012-03-31 12:00 AM
Running
00:31:00 | 03.1 miles | 10m  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: A slight up hill to start but then pretty flat the rest of the way.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4