Bell-Jeff Open - RunOther


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Los Angeles, California
United States
A Runners Circle
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 20m 56s
Overall Rank = 71/111
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

My first cross country race since HS (fall of 1977). Ran with the team from my club as part of the So Cal USATF Cross Country Grand Prix series.
Event warmup:

Warmup run with New Basin Blues club team.
Run
  • 20m 56s
  • 2.94 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Boy, I'm out of shape for this kind of race after 8 week injury layoff/3 1/2 weeks of training.
What would you do differently?:

Not have compression fracture in thoracic spine.
Post race
Warm down:

Short cooldown jog.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Injury and two month layoff from any running.

Event comments:

Fifth year for the Open race at the Bell-Jeff HS Cross Country Invitational, one of the largest and oldest high school meets in Southern California. Day starts with Open race, before 17 HS races in three enrollment divisions, each with varsity, JV, and frosh/soph races.




Last updated: 2015-08-31 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:56 | 02.94 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 71/111
Performance:
Course: Very hilly modified loop course in Griffith Park above Greek Theatre
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized?
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]