Red Dress Run for Women - Run5k


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Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
88F / 31C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 26m 12s
Overall Rank = 86/422
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 12/56
Pre-race routine:

Got up later than I had wanted too. Alarm has been shut off due to being on vacation. Still plenty of time to have coffee and eat a bagel. I should have been out the door sooner, but I have serious time management issues lately. Got to race location, but had to jog about a 1/2 mile to race start. Met up with my tri group and didnt have time to go to the potty.
Event warmup:

1/2 mile jog to the start sufficed for a warmup. Did some light stretching. Wondered why there were no portolets. I needed to go.
Run
  • 26m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

This was not a good run for me. I should have come in under 26 minutes. Had every opportunity to do so. But not getting to the race with enough time to locate bathrooms and relieve myself of the coffee I had in the not distant enough past was a real problem. I ended up having to walk twice for a few seconds which surely cost me the sub 26 time and new PR.
What would you do differently?:

Get up earlier. Get breakfast earlier. Get to the race earlier.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank a bottle of water and cheered on fellow tri mates crossing the finish line. Didnt hang out as I had a swim workout to get to.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The fact that I had to pee through the whole race!

Event comments:

Another great race by Hartford Marathon Foundation.




Last updated: 2006-07-07 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:12 | 03.1 miles | 08m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/56
Overall: 86/422
Performance: Below average
Wore HRM for first time during a race. Quickly got into Zone 3. Then ended up too soon in Zone 4. Was terribly distracted by the fact that I really needed to tinkle.
Course: The course is a good one through Elizabeth Park and out into the surrounding neighborhood. A couple of minor hills.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4