Army Ten-Miler - Run


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Washington, DC, Washington, D.C.
United States
US Military District of Washington
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 11s
Overall Rank = 6940/15589
Age Group = w30-34
Age Group Rank = 355/1259
Pre-race routine:

walked over from the hotel to the start early because unsure about the 'security precautions'- watched the Canadian and US Army parachute teams, lined up behind my arch
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 1h 32m 11s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Big race w/ lots of people but the first couple of miles were particularly packed because many people seemed to take the wave start/line up by seeded bibs as a suggestion- which they soundly ignored! I spent the first couple miles weaving around people that should theoretically have started in the second wave. May have slowed my time a little but... Overall, nice race. So many people that I really didn't pay much attention to the sights.
What would you do differently?:

actually be trained to RACE a ten mile rather than just run a 10 mile. About 25 sec per mile slower average pace than a 15 K that I ran in May but IM taper and then recovery has left me relatively deconditioned. Lots of work to do before Goofy in January.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back a little ways to watch for my Mom.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

being conditioned to run rather than race a 10 miler
just not being a very good runner anyway

Event comments:

Good course, good organization, get quite a lot for your entry fee. Lesson learned though is to line up further forward than you think that you should if you follow rules because otherwise you'll get caught behind the people that don't. Mom wished cameras had been allowed.




Last updated: 2006-06-18 12:00 AM
Running
01:32:11 | 10 miles | 09m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 355/1259
Overall: 6940/15589
Performance: Average
HR not allowed due to security precautions
Course: started at the Pentagon, went across the bridge by the Lincoln Memorial, looped up toward GWU, by Watergate and the Kennedy Center, down the Mall to make a loop around by the Capitol, back across the 14th St bridge to the Pentagon for the finish
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5