Manchester Road Race - Run


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Manchester, Connecticut
United States
Manchester Road Race Committee
30F / -1C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 52m 25s
Overall Rank = 7984/12878
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 260/592
Pre-race routine:

Shiver
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 52m 25s
  • 4.75 miles
  • 11m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

Everyone warned me that this is not the race to PR - they were right! Nearly 13,000 people and we were stuffed in the middle and we had no where to go except with the crowd. The gun went off and no one moved........it took 5 minutes to get to the start line. I've never been in that before. The roads were too narrow for the amount of people. I had people stop directly in front of me (I plowed into someone because of it) and I had people push me out of the way. This is a one and done for me. Not to mention it was FRICKIN COLD!! Coldest MRR since 1997. Awesome.
What would you do differently?:

My friend who ran with me said "Next year we'll have to get seeded so we don't have to start in the mess." LOL I told her next year I'd wait in the car.
Post race
Warm down:

Parking was a disaster so we parked about a mile away - this was the cool down to walk back to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

12,878 other people.

Event comments:

Go to have fun and see the costumes but don't plan on getting in a good race or even a good workout if you don't seed to the front.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!




Last updated: 2013-10-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:25 | 04.75 miles | 11m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 260/592
Overall: 592/12878
Performance:
Course: Started on Main Street and ran though neighborhoods where the crowd support was pretty cool. Everyone outside cheering, some in their pjs, some with beer and some blasting music. Not to mention the bands and the bagpipe players. Definitely a fun course.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]