Dexter-Ann Arbor Run - Run10k


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Ann Arbor, Michigan
United States
Ann Arbor Track Club
55F / 13C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 05m 38s
Overall Rank = 1180/1701
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 132/150
Pre-race routine:

woke up ass early, had a luna bar, and walked to the bus stop, where i then caught the bus to the start. then i just walked around and tried not to get cold. talked to craig for a bit, ran into some friends, and then met erin at the portapotties as they called us to the start. woo! oh yeah, had some water.
Event warmup:

no warmup. just...stood around.
Run
  • 1h 05m 38s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 10m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

decent run i suppose, considering i haven't been training. just tried to keep it comfortable. but at times, i'd think, why am i so slow? and i'd change up how i ran a little bit, and i would be faster for a bit, but it's hard to hold because that's not how i normally run. it's not even necessarily harder. but anyway. i'm slow. it's weird to see people pass you, and be like, they look slow, i guess i'm slower than that. hehe :).

i stopped to walk twice i think, sadly enough. not too bad because i think it helped me get through the race better (i.e. i got faster for a little while after the breaks), but i shouldn't have to do that.
What would you do differently?:

um...train more :).
Post race
Warm down:

had a sports massage :).

ate half a banana, some grapes, a slice of bread, some oranges, and a drinkable yogurt.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hills, mental toughness, lack of training.

Event comments:

the post race activities were nice, they had soooooo much food and so many different kinds, it was nice. but it was laid out strangely and nobody knew where anything was (water was not right after the finish line, the first thing you saw was turkey sausage). that was kind of bad, but i appreciated that there was sooo much nice food.




Last updated: 2006-05-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:05:38 | 06.2 miles | 10m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 132/150
Overall: 1180/1701
Performance: Average
m1: 10:00 m2: 11:12 m3: 10:25 m4: 10:09 m5: 10:56 m6.2: 12:54
Course: mostly flat, very beautiful, but some hills. one in the beginning, a slight one in the middle, and one at the end. ugh.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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