It's a Wonderful Run 5K - Run


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Seneca Falls, New York
United States
33F / 1C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 25m 12s
Overall Rank = 364/3172
Age Group = F40-44
Age Group Rank = 15/235
Pre-race routine:

I met my parents at Dandy and we went to Leslie's house. She had picked up our bibs the day before. We were on time so we had a few minutes to hang out before we left. Jason drove us all up to Seneca Falls (stopping at McDonald's in Ovid for a restroom stop). We found a parking spot on the same street where we parked last year. We took pictures near the car and then headed over to the start a little earlier than we planned becuase Grace needed to use the porta-potty. I stayed on the bridge not too far back from the front since I knew how conjested this race gets.
Event warmup:

None other than walking over to the start and hopping around to stay warm while waiting.
Run
  • 25m 12s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 06s  min/mile
Comments:

As usual, I had trouble getting my Garmin started! I was positioned about where I should've been for the start so I didn't have to bob and weave too much. I felt like I was running as hard or harder than the turkey trot, but apparently I was not!
What would you do differently?:

Not much other than get Garmin started correctly! I don't think I could've gone all that much faster considering I just ran a marathon a week ago. Overall I was pleased with the run.
Post race
Warm down:

Came across the line, got water, and immediately started walking to the car to get everyone's coats so got a pretty good warm down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running a marathon a week ago! Also, I don't seem to run as well at evening races.

Event comments:

This event is a lot of fun! I've just accepted that this is not a race to try to PR (too many people!). We had a nice dinner at Jerlando's on the way home.


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Last updated: 2014-10-09 12:00 AM
Running
00:25:12 | 03.11 miles | 08m 06s  min/mile
Age Group: 15/235
Overall: 364/3172
Performance: Average
Garmin splits (even though they aren't quite right): 8:09, 8:11, 7:53
Course: Nice loop through Seneca Falls - not too many turns, some uphill, but not enough to call it hilly. Spitting rain this year and it was right on the verge of turning over to snow/freezing rain.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5