JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge - RunOther


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
71F / 22C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 24m 26s
Overall Rank = /19000
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drank a lot of water during the day. Ate a power bar about 90 minutes before the race. Walked to race with our team.
Event warmup:

Did a relatively short 6 minute run. Could of been longer but I had captain duties to deal with. On the other hand, it was really humid so I didn't need a really long run to get warmed-up. Stretched for about 10 minutes.
Run
  • 24m 26s
  • 3.5 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

The race was pretty much what I expected. There was 19,000 runners which set a record for the Chase Series of races. It was really difficult to weave through the crowd. This definitely limited my time as I was going very slow for the first minute or two. I was weaving through people the entire race and at times there was nothing you could do but slow down. This is really expected at this race so it didn't really bother me and it also prevented me from going out to fast as this would have been impossible.
What would you do differently?:

Start further up in the pack. I started right in front of the 7 minute mile sign and this is exactly what I did. However, I was weaving through people the entire race and I was not being passed at all so I need to move up toward the start. There was even two people that clearly put themselves right at the start and were walking!!!
Post race
Warm down:

Didn't really have time to do a warm-down run so I just stretched as much as I could and then took an Aleve when I got back to the office.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The crowd and my fear of doing something stupid before my first Tri next weekend.

Event comments:

This is just a really fun event. It is not an event that you do to be really competitive. There are just way too many people. Everyone from our office had a good time.




Last updated: 2006-05-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:26 | 03.5 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/19000
Performance: Good
Max heart rate 166. Avg. heart rate 155.
Course: Great course through the downtown area. The only problem was that with one loop that was about 1/2 a block long it was not well marked where you were supposed to turn around.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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