Race For The Cure - Run5k


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Susan G. Komen Foundation
50'sF / 0C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 29m 42s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up and then went back to sleep for half an hour. Rode the light rail down to Pepsi Center. The trains were packed so I knew there would be a ton of people. I guess there were over 60,000 the past two years.
Event warmup:

Walked to the start line.
Run
  • 29m 42s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

The number of people on the course was crazy. I think I ran as much sideways as I did forward. I thought I would do this in 27 minutes or less. I had planned on a PR. There was the usuall jam at the start but the course was hard to find a clear path on. There were no distance marks on the course that I could see so I had no idea of what my pace was or how much farther I had to go. I had a very strong finish but that to me ment that I left to much and should have gone harder earlier.
What would you do differently?:

No set any time goals at events of this size and just run for fun.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some water and a finish bag and headed for the train. Got home and took a nap.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

People, they were everywhere! I was also distracted by all the Hotties. I need to remind myself to focus on running and not Redheads.

Event comments:

This was a great Charity race. It may have been the largerst Race for the Cure in the country like it has been for the past two years. There was a lot of money raised for a great cause.




Last updated: 2006-06-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:42 | 03.11 miles | 09m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: Road course, Speer/ Federal/ Colfax and some others. Course was closed to traffic. There were a few hills but nothing really steep.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4