TD Banknorth Beach to Beacon 10k Road Race - Run10k


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Cape Elizabeth, Maine
United States
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 48m 59s
Overall Rank = 1222/4814
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 140/333
Pre-race routine:

ate a light breakfast of toast and PB.
Event warmup:

pushing my way up to the 8 min/mile starting area.
Run
  • 48m 59s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my 10K goal race and I pushed it as hard as I could the whole way. The heat got to me a bit and my legs really struggled on the last group of hills.

I was completely spent at the finish and felt a little light headed. I beat my last year time by 7:30 minutes and my 10K PR by 1:05. So even going into the race I thought I could run about a 48:00 I was happy with my effort.
What would you do differently?:

More speed intervals. Maybe pace myself a little better.
Post race
Warm down:

walk up that frickin hill at the end, drink 5 bottles of water and water through the cooling tents.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of speed interval training recently.

Event comments:

It is the must do race in Maine and one of the best ones in the country with a bunch of top runners from around the world.




Last updated: 2006-06-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:48:59 | 06.21 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 140/333
Overall: 1222/4814
Performance: Average
Course: point to point from Cresent Beach to Fort William's Light House (hence the name). Mile 4-5 has some rolling hills otherwise it is fairly flat.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
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] 5