Bix 7 - RunOther


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Davenport, Iowa
United States
Bix 7
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 50m 10s
Overall Rank = 625/18000
Age Group = 29-34
Age Group Rank = 61/904
Pre-race routine:

3 hrs of sleep. Dragged myself out of bed and grabbed a couple granola bars and ate some donought holes. The d holes had powdered sugar on them which led to some cotton mouth issues, but oh well they tasted good.
Event warmup:

Met my friend josh and hung out till it was time to get in our lineup slot. No warm up screw it. Lol
Run
  • 50m 10s
  • 7 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out a little fast. Halfway through I was on pace to run a 45 min Bix and was just shooting for under 50 minutes. I was 10 seconds off and should have eased into the race instead of going out like a crazy man. Around mile 5 I started feeling like I might throw up, but I blame the donought holes for that. The hills affected my legs more than I figured they would.
What would you do differently?:

Definitely more hill training. And more miles in general. Leading up to this race I was only running 2 times a week. Definitely need to up that to 5 days a week at least.
Post race
Warm down:

Tried to drink some chocolate milk at the post race party but it was warm, so I sat under a tree and gobbled down a popsicle.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Ate the wrong food that morning, and didn't have enough miles under my belt going into the race. Definitely under trained.

Event comments:

This is always a fun race. It was good to use this race as a springboard to get back into running after a long absence. I will be back next year to set a pr!




Last updated: 2012-08-31 12:00 AM
Running
00:50:10 | 07 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 91/904
Overall: 625/18000
Performance: Good
Course: The course was rough, but I knew that going in since its the same every year. Its not the brady street hill that gets ya, its the slow incline after the turnaround. The atmosphere is always a blast though with so many people and live music throughout the course. I especially liked the african drummers around mile 5. That got me pumped up pretty good.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4