Shamrock Shuffle 8K - Run8k


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Shamrock Shuffle
45F / 7C
Sunny
Total Time = 31m 13s
Overall Rank = 453/33259
Age Group = M25-29
Age Group Rank = 119/2649
Pre-race routine:

Bagel with a little peanut butter and some honey with coffee. Stopped eating 2 hours before gun time.
Event warmup:

A coworker picked up my race packet and bib for me. Their gun time was 45 minutes after mine, so they were late getting those things to me. I had 5 minutes to get through the gate and to my corral. I was close to the front and they tried forcing the gates closed. I was trapped in a mob surge and almost crushed. Scary. Needless to say, I ran to the fence as a warm-up. While waiting, I jumped around to keep from shivering.
Run
  • 31m 13s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 06m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

This was just a fun thing to do. I had no expectations to run this time. I was hoping for sub-35. You see, I ran 20 miles the day before as part of my marathon training, so I was just going to see some neat scenery. When I did the first mile in 6:24, I figured I may as well keep it up. My strategy was to be constantly passing people. It shows in my splits too. The only one that wasn't faster than the previous was the one where I got a stitch. I decided that if I felt bad, I'd slow down. This was a D importance race, so I wasn't too concerned with the result. But it turned out well. Overall, I couldn't be happier with this run.

Mile 1 - 6:24
Mile 2 - 6:15
Mile 3 - 6:23
Mile 4 - 6:16
Finish - 6:08

BONUS: Got a PR at the 5k by 7 seconds. New PR: 19:40.
What would you do differently?:

Not run 20 miles the day before.
Post race
Warm down:

Got as much food as I could get my hands on and went back to the finish line to see if I could see my coworkers. I didn't...there were too many people!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running 20 miles the day before.

Event comments:

I'd do it again.




Last updated: 2013-03-02 12:00 AM
Running
00:31:13 | 04.97 miles | 06m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 119/2649
Overall: 2649/33259
Performance:
Course: Flat. Through downtown Chicago. Neat run. I really enjoyed the course. Perfect temps too.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4