Pikes Peak 10k - Run10k


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Rockville, Maryland
United States
Montgomery County Road Runners Club
40F / 4C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 46h 03m
Overall Rank = 348/2448
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 18/216
Pre-race routine:

Drove to Rockville. Stopped at McDonalds to guarantee a bathroom. Drove to start. Shivered. Port a potty trip. x2. Shivered. Lined up.
Event warmup:

Nothing
Run
  • 46m 3s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

Around mile 4 I started thinking holy-crap-I-went-out-way-too-fast-I-cannot-do-this-for-2-more-miles but I just hung out. holy crap did it hurt.
What would you do differently?:

nothing!

I beat my previous 10K PR of 47:50 (by almost 2 minutes!) set April 2007 (six [!] years ago]on the same course
Post race
Warm down:

Got some food, walked to the Metro station to take the Metro back to my car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing

Event comments:

great race -- I mean, who doesn't love a race with a net downhill? (well, maybe something with knee or quad problems). Great food at the finish but I went to my parent's house for brunch so I only had a banana. And a cupcake.

Overall: 384/ 2448
Women: 82/ 1277
AG: 18/ 216




Last updated: 2012-12-07 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:03 | 06.21 miles | 07m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/216
Overall: 384/2448
Performance: Good
1 7:24.0 2 7:26.2 3 7:25.3 4 7:25.4 5 7:33.7 6 7:27.6 7 1:22.2
Course: Point to point -- net downhill !
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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