Get in Gear 10K - Run10k


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
United States
Get in Gear Inc.
66F / 19C
Sunny
Total Time = 58m 48s
Overall Rank = 2514/4037
Age Group = F 20-24
Age Group Rank = 84/140
Pre-race routine:

I got up at 7 and had a breakfast bar, water and some orange juice. Left around 8 and it took forever to get there. Walked around for a bit and had sports beans about 15 minutes before race along with more water.
Event warmup:

Started lining up about 15 minutes before race and got surrounded by about 4000 people so I figured getting across the start line would be warm-up enough.
Run
  • 59m 48s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 38s  min/mile
Comments:

All females rank: 836/1878
It took a few minutes to get through the start and actually get running and right from the beginning I was very careful to watch my pace. I got on the heels of someone who was running about 10 minute miles and stayed with them for the first two miles or so and then they slowed down and I took off. My goal was to run the first 5K without stopping and then see how I was feeling and go from there. I got across the bridge and was actually finding myself at less than a 10 minute mile pace. I was starting to get hot and was patiently waiting for the water stop, which there was only one at the 5k mark. I got there at around 29 minutes or so, grabbed a glass of water, drank half and the other half went on my head. The big hill of the race was at this point and I powered up it. Around mile four came to the conclusion that I was going to run the whole thing, which is the first time I have ever run 6 miles straight in my life. I also started to feel the burn of a blister on my left big toe and knew that might be trouble. Around mile 5 my legs started getting really tired but I kept pushing. I also realized at this point that I was going to set a new PR. It was around here that we could also start hearing the announcer at the finish line even though we still had over a mile to go. The Ford Bridge was especially hard with the on ramp and then running into the wind, but I knew I needed to keep pushing. Pretty soon I was back into the park where it started and I just kept moving to that finish line even though I was hot and hurting. Then I crossed it and looked down at my watch to realize I actually BROKE an hour! I was hoping for maybe 10 minute miles, but I killed that!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, I paced right and pushed right and did AWESOME!
Post race
Warm down:

I walked through the finish, got my chip cut off and found some water. I was in complete shock of what I had just done and so hot and tired, but it felt so good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much. I am half marathon training right now with the race in three weeks so this was a trial run and it went great! It really boosted my confidence about being able to do the half marathon well. WOOOO HOOOO!

Event comments:

I am so very thrilled with my performance today. My last 10K which was my first was last June and I finished in 1:09:44. Today I almost shaved off 10 minutes with a year of training which is HUGE! I had goals of pacing well and running as much as possible and I accomplished both of those. Now I am totally psyched for the half marathon in three short weeks!


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Last updated: 2006-10-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:59:48 | 06.21 miles | 09m 38s  min/mile
Age Group: 84/140
Overall: 2574/4037
Performance: Good
Course: Start on West River Parkway. North on West River Parkway to Lake Street Bridge. East across Bridge into St. Paul. South on East Mississippi River Blvd. to Ford Bridge. West to cross Ford Bridge into Minneapolis. Finish line on Godfrey Road adjacent to Minnehaha Park. There were on ramp hills on the Lake Street Bridge and the Ford Bridge. There was also a hill in the middle of East Mississippi Rive Blvd around mile three.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3