Lilac Bloomsday Run - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Lilac Bloomsday Association
70F / 21C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 41m 12s
Overall Rank = 17270/42966
Age Group = 52
Age Group Rank = 129/426
Pre-race routine:

Drove an hour and a half to the mall, parked, and hopped the Bloomsday bus. Ate three peanut butter whole wheat pancake sandwiches during the drive. Had only a few sips of water to wash the sandwiches down. Also took 900mg Ibuprofen and a Hydrocodone before hopping on the bus to downtown.
https://www.facebook.com/bloomsday
https://www.bloomsdayrun.org/
Event warmup:

Did some stretches and 100-Up drills. Talked to other runners and hit the beach balls when they came my way. Watched people throw pants, jackets, and shirts in trees. WTF???
Run
  • 1h 41m 12s
  • 7.46 miles
  • 13m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Didn't have anything to drink pre-race so I wouldn't have to worry about it. Hit the water stations every time; drank some and dumped some on my head. Just wore my little running skirt and a camisole.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing.
Post race
Warm down:

Followed everyone else to the t-shirt area. Got my shirt and then walked around and looked at the different vendors. Bought a new dress, a slice of pizza, and a maple-bacon donut (Dawn of the Donuts!). Maple-bacon donuts aren't quite as delicious as they sound.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My body. My knees didn't give me any problems, and I didn't have any problems with foot dragging. However, my hips hurt pretty badly. Not from bursitis, but at the joints. I probably need to eat fewer donuts and less pizza.

Event comments:

I will do this again!

Finish time: 01:41:12
Overall place: 17,270th
Time up Doomsday: 06:49
Pace per mile: 13:33
Average pace for 52-year-olds: 14:59
Placed 277th among 689 people the same age
Placed 12,426th among 30,571 people from Washington
Placed 8,534th among 25139 females
Placed 129th out of 426 among 52-year-old females
Placed 616th out of 1,966 people in your age group
Placed 279th ahead of 19,144 people up Doomsday Hill




Last updated: 2014-11-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:41:12 | 07.46 miles | 13m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 129/426
Overall: 17270/42966
Performance:
Mile 1: 11:22/5.3 mph Mile 2: 11:30/5.2 mph Mile 3: 13:11/4.6 mph <--climbing a big hill Mile 4: 13:21/4.5 mph <--more freaking hills Mile 5: 14:11/4.3 mph <--more freaking hills, incl. Doomsday Hill Mile 6: 15:08/3.9 mph <--incl. Doomsday Hill, and then flat; took a Hydrocodone Mile 7: 14:39/4.1 mph <--finally flat! but hurting pretty badly Mile 7.5: 7:48/4.3 mph <--hurting pretty badly
Course: Extremely hilly. I didn't realize it would be that hilly!
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5