Run for Fun Playground Fundraiser - Run5k


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Rochester, New York
United States
CP Rochester
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 19m 58s
Overall Rank = 14/73
Age Group = M36-45
Age Group Rank = 3/7
Pre-race routine:

Woke up kind of late, ate a plum and booked out the door. Got there half an hour before race time. Saw Dudley. Registered, had a cup of coffee (key).
Event warmup:

10 minutes of jogging with a few 15-20 second pickups.
Run
  • 19m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a last minute thing, not planned. I didn't use a HR monitor or anything else. Just wanted to run and see how hard I could go. If I blew up it would have been ok.

I did go out a bit too hard. Didn't expect the uphill near the beginning. Got passed in the 1st mile by 3 young women, then by one guy about half way and one guy in my AG in the last mile. If I had held back a bit towards the beginning I think I could have pushed a lot harder at the end.

I wasn't quite at the point of losing my will to live at the end, but it was still a hard effort.

Still, it was a PR and I crushed my 5k goal for the year of 20:30, so I'm happy.
What would you do differently?:

Not eat doughnuts and brownies the day and night before.
Post race
Warm down:

Sat in the shade for a few minutes, drank water. Then I went out on the course to maybe find Dudley who was volunteering and to run Yvonne in to the end. She rocked the last quarter mile *hard*.

Got my 3rd in AG and a water bottle to commemorate it! They gave me the one marked for the 3rd in AG Female. Must of confused me with Max.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Poor nutrition the previous few days. Mental inability to push through to the next level of pain. Underdeveloped internal sense of pace/effort. Tactical inexperience with this distance. Genetics.

Event comments:

Fundraiser for a good cause and organization. Nice people, nice course. I hope they make it an annual event.




Last updated: 2006-08-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:19:58 | 03.11 miles | 06m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/7
Overall: 0/73
Performance: Good
Course: Slightly rolling. The first mile was a short downhill followed mostly by climbing a minor grade.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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] 4