CIGNA/Elliot Corporate 5K Road Race - Run5k


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Manchester, New Hampshire
United States
CIGNA HealthCare and Elliot Health System
84F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 17m 26s
Overall Rank = 66/4260
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/247
Pre-race routine:

Evening race, so met Christina at work, and we walked to meet the folks at Deka. Got (some) of our stuff and walked up to the park. For some reason, they didn't have my stuff ready yesterday when Clint went to pick it all up. It still wasn't there when I went to get it before the race, so i filled out a new app and got a new chip/number 15 minutes before the race. All OK.
Event warmup:

Jogged up and down Mechanic street next to the Y a couple of time to get loosened up. Did a couple short bursts...
Run
  • 17m 26s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 05m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Started right near the front, but could have been a little closer. Had to pass a handful of folks, but not nearly as bad as last year when I started back in the middle of the pack. I was passed by a few, but passed most of them back later. Despite data above, I'm pretty sure I had very even splits. Raw Garmin data agrees.
What would you do differently?:

Not much. The last turn actually came up a little faster than I expected. A nice change!
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged back in reverse to meet with Christina and jog back in with her. She did fantastic! Her first race ever! Her goal was to break 45 minutes, and she jogged/walked it in 41:32 - despite fighting lingering bronchitis!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too much biking in July! :-)

Event comments:

Excellent race, as always. Even bigger this year than last - by a thousand or so!?!?! Despite them losing my registration info, I was really impressed and pleased! I can't imagine the logistics of getting 4k + runners through the system! Plus, they had a back up plan for my lost registration, and executed it well. I showed up in the results online jsut a few hours later. Technology is amazing, eh?
Excellent race, and a new APR for me (Adult PR) Pretty sure I did 5k's quicker back in HS, but don't have proof anywhere.




Last updated: 2006-06-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:17:26 | 03.11 miles | 05m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/247
Overall: 66/4260
Performance: Good
1.00 00:05:02 36 0 0.8 10.5 11.5 2.00 00:05:31 9 56 -0.9 10.9 12.5 3.00 00:05:21 21 37 -0.3 10.8 13.1 3.15 00:01:04 21 0 2.1 10.9 11.6 Mile 1 5:02 (???) Mile 2 5:31 Mile 2 5:21 .15 1:04 (??) Something not quite right with these #'s. I'll figure it out later...
Course: See blog for pix
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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