Peachtree Road Race 10K - Run10k


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
Sunny
 		Total Time = 47m 30s
Overall Rank = 1562/4756
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 800/1757
Pre-race routine:

Early morning drive to Tony's for carpooling. MARTA was packed. I have never seen so many runners on one spot. Surreal.
Event warmup:

Stretched in the holding pen. I should have run a little but I was too nervous due to the size of this race. Stand and waited for the race.
Run
  • 47m 29s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I ran too fast the first mile -- 7 min mile. Energy was good for the first 5k -- slightly faster than my regular race pace, 21:00. I heard so much about the cardic hill that I decided to slow down my pace. The hill was not as bad I imagined. Alas, did not hydrate enough. I tried to drink but my body refused to compile. I thought I could make my targeted goal as I pass mile 6 but I was wrong. My knees and body were slowing down. Instead of pushing, I decided to play safe. I still have 2 months of racing to do.
What would you do differently?:

Drink more and pace better. Work on speed and continue hill work.
Post race
Warm down:

Hydrate and strecthing.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Inexperience. Need to plan a better race. Some speedwork will definitely improve my overall running.

Event comments:

Fun race. Now I know what to expect from this race. Sweet, I made top 1000 in my group.




Last updated: 2006-07-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:47:29 | 06.2 miles | 07m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1757
Overall: 0/4756
Performance: Average
Course: City streets -- Peachtree Road to Piedmont Park at 10th Street. First half of the course slight downhill and second half is all up hill -- the famous Cardic Hill.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4