2012 Melon Dash - Run5k


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McKinney, Texas
United States
Run Project
90F / 32C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 24m 58s
Overall Rank = 171/844
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/33
Pre-race routine:

Light breakfast 2 ours before race time..about 5 trips to the porta potty thanks to whatever bug I have been fighting for a week
Event warmup:

Some walking, chatted with an older runner from Oklahoma I have seen at other races. Some walking, easy jogs and brisk runs and trips to the porta potty
Run
  • 24m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I haven't felt good all week, and haven't ran well since before IM Kansas. I just recently recovered from a nagging ankle "thing" got new shoes and then got sick with some sort of stomach/head thing. I have had a few good training runs before getting sick last week and felt like a PR run was possible. My special goal of 22 min seems sort of laughable now but I felt like 24 can be broken however when I crossed the line I felt lucky to break 25.
What would you do differently?:

I think I was a bit dehydrated at the start thanks to the stomach issue and trips to the bathroom. I should have brought water to warm up with and sip on, I started the race feeling thirsty (I have felt thirsty all week). I look forward to that 5k race when I am not sick/injured, am well rested and feeling competitive and mean instead of old sick and tired.
Post race
Warm down:

Hang my head over a rail and try not to fall over, then cold rags, water, watermelon and change my shirt

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Being sick and maybe a pacing error. It is possible I can hold a <7 pace but I need to try it when the stars are better aligned

Event comments:

Fun little race, live entertainment is different, a Beer Garden looked popular, there was barbecue or something being served but nothing appealed to me and my stomach




Last updated: 2012-08-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:58 | 03.11 miles | 08m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/33
Overall: 177/844
Performance: Below average
1st mile 6:40..I suspected this was too fast, was even startled by the 1 mile marker so soon but I held it for a while at 1.5 I started to unravel some. My ankle and foot felt fine, heart rate and breathing felt fine..my stomach and head did not-bouts of light headedness and stomach pain reduced me to a walk a number of times but even at 2 miles i felt like I had a good shot at a pr-I simply could not hold a pace that last mile
Course: A mostly flat and shady course through Down Town McKinney and parts of the old neighborhoods
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? No
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