Calgary Marathon 5K - Run5k


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Scotiabank Calgary Marathon
4C / 39F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 18m 54s
Overall Rank = 8/2000
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/72
Pre-race routine:

Police half was a few weeks ago - if it went badly I was going to do the half today. But it went well so I took the kids and did the 5k.

Event warmup:

All the other races started at 7 or 7:30 - 5k wasn't until 11. So walking from the train to the Stampede grounds.

Run
  • 18m 54s
  • 5 kms
  • 03m 47s  min/km
Comments:

New PR! But missed 1st ag by 2 seconds (didn't know since no AG markings) - ah well.

Had some good race pressure - older guy had a hard time passing me at the 3k mark, but I stuck with him then ran past him in the last 500 or so. He found me later and chatted about it.


What would you do differently?:

Haven't run a hard proper race 5K for awhile so it was good to see the improvement. I remember when 22:30 was death.

Post race
Warm down:

Ran 11K recovery after lunch. :)


What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight, pain tolerance.


Event comments:

Pancake breakfast is great, but lacking on drinks and coffee, especially for family who paid 5$ for tickets.





Last updated: 2012-05-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:18:54 | 05 kms | 03m 47s  min/km
Age Group: 2/72
Overall: 8/2000
Performance: Good
Avg HR: 163 3:43 first, 3:50s next 3, then 3:30ish last k.
Course: Pretty flat, and measured perfectly. Garmin showed 5.06 or so. One underpass that's got a bit of a slope to it. Ran even pacing - it's amazing how many people blow past me (I think at one point there were 50 people in front of me).
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4