Cure Autism Now - 5K - Run5k


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Potomac, Maryland
United States
Cure Autism Now Foundation
Sunny
Total Time = 23m 6s
Overall Rank = 97/728
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 8/43
Pre-race routine:

Running and speedwork were on my training plan for today. I have been training and training and training and really wanted to just race. I found this race at the last minute.

No food or anything for me this morning. Just some water. Didn't even mess with gu's today.
Event warmup:

Ran about a mile and then did several sprints.
Run
  • 23m 6s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

This was my first 5K, not counting the Sprint tri I did last year. I was not sure exactly how to race it, so I decided to go out at whatever pace felt right and try to hold it through the race.

My first mile was around a 7:30 pace. I did a pretty good job of holding this pace the rest of the way. The heat and humidity were pretty nasty, even this early in the morning. A few kind neighbors placed sprinklers on the edge of their yards for us to run through. I thanked them while running through the water.

The course was through a VERY nice neighborhood in Potomac. Some beautiful homes on the course. It was a little hilly, nothing drastic, but one of the hills seemed like a mountain in the heat. Several people passed me on the hills, gasping for air. They all dropped back not long after.

I took a cup of water at the one aid station on the course and dumped it on my head. I slowed down just a little bit on the last mile. I swear that it got 20 degrees hotter in the first 15 minutes of the race.

The last 1/4 of a mile was downhill. I caught someone else in my age group. He said something like "finally, someone else with something left at the end." Not long after I passed him, he sprinted on by me. I took off after him and followed him through the finish line. A fun way to finish the race!

What would you do differently?:

Overall I feel great. I could not even run 3 miles a year ago. I think that I could have pushed just a little harder. I feel like I had a little something left at the end of this race.

This has me really psyched for the NYC tri in 2 weeks!
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed a bottle of water. Stretched. Ate a 1/2 bagel, banana, apple and slice of pizza. Had 2 more bottles of water while cheering on the other finishers.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat and lack of experience racing.

Event comments:

Very well organized. A ton of volunteers. The course was well marked and plenty of volunteers along the course pointing the way.




Last updated: 2006-07-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:06 | 03.11 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 8/43
Overall: 97/728
Performance: Average
Mile 1: 7:25 - 163avg - 171max Mile 2: 7:27 - 174avg - 177max Mile 3: 7:39 - 181avg - 187max .2 mile: 0:33 - 187avg - 189max
Course:
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4