Apple Valley Freedom Days - Run


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Apple Valley, Minnesota
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 13m 6s
Overall Rank = 5/120
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 1/19
Pre-race routine:

Note - overall is female only

Up at 6:00 and out the door by 6:45. Easy drive to Apple Valley - plenty of parking. Ate the standard kale and chia protein smoothie.
Event warmup:

I did a 2 mile warm up on the course. At the end I picked up the pace a few times to feel some speed.
Run
  • 13m 6s
  • 2 miles
  • 06m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

I wasn't sure where I would come out on this. Even though I haven't run a sub 7:00 pace race since high school, I knew I could. I kept the pace in check on the way out and pushed it on the way back. I was the first woman in over the age of 19! Perfect weather for a race - 70, sunny and a light breeze.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing - it was a very good race!
Post race
Warm down:

I got some water and shared a bagel with Dave. We cheered some people and then did a cool down mile. More walking around, water and bagel while waiting for awards.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not too much - I ran a good race.

Event comments:

This is a well run community race. Lots of drinks at the end and on the course. People of all abilities participate in the 2 and 5 mile races. Not a big fan of starting and finishing on the grass but it's ok.


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Last updated: 2013-07-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:13:06 | 02 miles | 06m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/19
Overall: 5/120
Performance: Good
Per Garmin - mile 1 6:43 and mile 2 6:26
Course: Out and back starting on grass for about 1/4 mile, moving to bike trails and then to sidewalks and the streets. Some small hills, about 110 fee gain/loss in elevation. The way out was more gain than loss.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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] 4