Mother’s Day 4 Miler - Run


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Reston, Virginia
United States
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Sunny
Total Time = 23m 9s
Overall Rank = 9/864
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 1/24
Event warmup:

Ran to the start w/k. I was racing and she was using it as part of her long run. 2miles easy and then .5mi. with pickups
Run
  • 23m 9s
  • 4 miles
  • 05m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

Started in a pack, but it thinned out really quickly as we hit the first climb. I ended up in no man's land for a bit, but knew a headwind was coming so I closed the gap on 2 runners in PRR AG singlets and sat on them for a bit. Unbelievable how good I felt for the first 2 miles and was having fun playing with them a bit. I pulled even with them and took the inside on some long curves so they had to take the longer outside. :-)

Around the end of mile3 one of them was breathing heavy and the other was fading, so I started to put in a few attacks. Broke free, quickly, but was reeled in by one on the uphills. Finally dropped him, but a third runner caught me and was running through the field with ~2/3mi to go. I sat in and refused to be dropped on the downhill. The final sprint was back up though and he had me easily so I just stayed steady and held off the rest of the field.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Cheered on other runners and saw some friends finish. Then ran with K on part of her long run. Ended up going pretty far and was beat by the end.

Event comments:

Great local race.




Last updated: 2014-05-20 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:09 | 04 miles | 05m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/24
Overall: 9/864
Performance: Good
(5:46, 5:57, 5:47, 5:38).
Course: 1 big triangle with some long climbs
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
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