Lilac Bloomsday Run - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Lilac Bloomsday Association
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 35s
Overall Rank = 14,388/47841
Age Group = 32-35
Age Group Rank = 306/809
Pre-race routine:

Breakfast was English muffin, banana, yogurt and coffee. 15m before race I ate one GU.
Event warmup:

Did some light stretching while waiting in the crowd of 47,000 people.
Run
  • 1h 26m 36s
  • 7.46 miles
  • 11m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Running with that many people had its benefits and created frustration. Not sure if I would have been faster or slower if the run provided me a clear shot. I was dodging and weaving the entire time. According my my iphone I ran 7.8m. That must be due to all the weaving.
What would you do differently?:

Have sunglasses or a visor. the sun has not shown up in Idaho for weeks, so I thought I would be fine at the race, but I was squinting so much.
Post race
Warm down:

Long walk to meet up with friends.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Crowds of people.

Event comments:

I give a four only because I didn't really like how many people were there, but its a personal thing. Next year if I do it I will make sure I start in an earlier wave so I can avoid more of the people walking.




Last updated: 2012-04-16 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:36 | 07.46 miles | 11m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 306/809
Overall: 14388/47841
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly. Starts at 1880 drops to 1750ish two time and end at 1850. One hill, Doomsday, is .72m.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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] 4