Medtronic TC 1 Mile - RunOther


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Twin Cities In Motion
Sunny
 		Total Time = 08m 34s
Overall Rank = 522/1260
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 83/192
Pre-race routine:

*Overall is female only*

This race is in the evening, so I went to work as usual... I rode my bike from work to downtown Minneapolis (about 7 miles) and it was very hot and windy. I met my friend, who I planned to run with, at her corporate team meet-up. The nice thing was I could run with her in the corporate wave and the race organizers didn't care, because it's fully chip timed. This meant I started about 30 minutes before the open wave.
Event warmup:

We took a leisurely walk to the start, checked bags, etc. No warmup other than the bike ride (which ended about 1 hour before the start).
Run
  • 08m 34s
  • 1 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

The beginning was VERY hard with the usual too fast start plus the gradual uphill. We were behind a pretty big group at first, so didn't feel the effects of the wind. I was thinking I couldn't possibly keep up and then we made it over the hill. It was hard, but manageable for a mile. Then my friend started to fall back a little, so I dialed it back too. I really came to run with her and I didn't feel any need to push it. This is a fun race - good crowds, good value and you don't have to suffer for too long :)

The results page shows my time as 8:52 but that is clearly the race time, not chip time (which they also show). My actual chip time was 8:34. My PR at this race is 7:47 and that was in the opposite direction, so mostly uphill. I am not sure I could repeat that (it was a few years ago), but it might be fun next year to see how hard I can go.
Post race
Warm down:

We walked back to our bikes and biked home (about 9 miles), via Punch Pizza for dinner. What a fun adventure!

Event comments:

TCM always puts on good events. The post race water bottle was a bit "average", but it was just a mile race so I don't expect a banquet either.




Last updated: 2012-05-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:08:34 | 01 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 83/192
Overall: 522/1260
Performance: Good
Course: Entirely on Nicollet Mall. The first few blocks are a slight uphill and the rest is a slight downhill.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3