Old Wethersfield 10K - Run


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Wethersfield, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 00m 9s
Overall Rank = 251/425
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 15/31
Pre-race routine:

The usual - try to eat 2 hours before start time. No bananas in the house :( So just toast and peanut butter. For the last two days I've been feeling a little acidy - probably going to start a round of prilosec tonight and I'm due for a physical anyway.
Event warmup:

None really to speak of. I stretched before we left the house, stretched a little when we got there.
Run
  • 1h 00m 9s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

I had a pretty good run - it was a PR for me. Tried to keep my speeds in check (I have a tendency to go out too fast). I made a decision a while ago that if I ever saw a camera, no matter what event, no matter how BAD I felt at the time, I would smile and maybe wave. As a result - I've got some great pics :)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing really - I wanted to get in under an hour. Missed it by 9 seconds! LOL
Post race
Warm down:

I always feel crappy when I cross the finish line but walking for a few minutes helped. Then we always go out to breakfast after. Right after we finished eating my stomach HURT. I excused myself to the ladies room.........then I felt better after but as we were leaving I got really light headed and had to sit down for a few minutes - head between the knees and all. Then I was ok and we went to the grocery store. I just feel wiped out now.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness

Event comments:

Another good HMF event.




Last updated: 2013-08-23 12:00 AM
Running
01:00:09 | 06.2 miles | 09m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/31
Overall: 110/425
Performance: Good
1 9:40.4 1.00 9:40 2 9:37.0 1.00 9:37 3 9:32.7 1.00 9:33 4 9:30.5 1.00 9:30 5 9:42.5 1.00 9:42 6 9:53.9 1.00 9:54 7 2:12.7 0.24 9:09
Course: FLAT!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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