Barrington Run for the Arts - Run10k


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Barrington, Illinois
United States
Barringtion Area Arts Council
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 52m 12s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

I got up at 5:30 (slept really bad last night for some reason, about 5ish hours maybe). Had a bowl of oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar and a bananna. Took a travel cup of coffee and left the house at 6am. Arrived around 6:20, almost no one there, eventhough registration started at 6. After registering, had lots of time, so went back to car and listened to some music.

Weather was nice an sunny, and very humid. Humidity at 78%, a little breeze, but not much.
Event warmup:

About 30 minutes to start, hit the restroom, did some light stretching, did about a 5 minute jog, some more stretching, then some sprints. Hit the restroom one more time, took a GU and finished off a bottle of water, then off to the start line. Had a pretty good sweat going at this time, very humid.
Run
  • 52m 12s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

The goal in the back of my head was under 50 minutes. At the start I thought it was possible since I did not plan on going out as fast as I did, but I felt good. Once I got to the hills and the humidity really took its toll, I kind of put it in my head I would not make it. Who knows if I could have or not, but probably more mental than physical. However, 2 plus minutes, I am not sure. Was a pretty good near all out run. Overall happy with the run since not planned for.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really. More training, speedwork, hill work. Maybe not talked myself out of 50 minutes.
Post race
Warm down:

Ate and drank the free stuff, walked around, nothing special. Some light stretching once I got home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am just not that fast :)

Event comments:

Great job by the staff. Efficient, organized, fun. Maybe some Gatorade instead of water and Capri-Sun, but that is about it.




Last updated: 2006-07-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:12 | 06.2 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
8:41 mile 1 8:38 mile 2 8:37 mile 3 8:32 mile 4 8:30 mile 5 8:17 last 1.2 (7:37 pace)
Course: Nice course, never have running it, did not know what to expect. Starts in downtown Barrington and the first 3 miles is pretty much flat to slight downhill. Miles 3-5 are through woody areas with rolling hills. So much for that strategy of going out easy and picking it up. The last mile or so is back into town.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4