Hartford Marathon Huck Finn 5K - Run


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Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
37F / 3C
Sunny
Total Time = 28m 35s
Overall Rank = 262/575
Age Group = F 20-24
Age Group Rank = 12/27
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagel at 6:30, drove into Hartford, parked in my company's garage, and ran into Heidi (hdhtri) and her crew. Walked over to Bushnell park to see who else we could find before the race. Ran into Rob and Meredith, talked with them for a few, realized that I'd forgotten to bring a GU (oops), then walked to my building to use the bathroom because the porto line was crazy and the races were about to start.
Event warmup:

Stretched a little, then as I was waiting for the start I felt a tap on my shoulder and it was Dave (Pam's husband)! He and Ian decided to run the 5K while Pam was doing the half.
Run
  • 28m 35s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, I was hoping for a new PB, and it didn't happen. I don't know why. I was amped this morning, feeling good, feeling prepared, then I went out and sucked. My heart rate was RIDICULOUS. I ran the whole race at LT. My feet felt ok, so I will not use that as an excuse. One thing I will say is that there were no mile markers on the course so it was hard to pace myself.
What would you do differently?:

Run faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Found C and Meredith, sat in the bleachers and waited for the people doing the half to finish. My butt got cold and my hammies were starting to cramp so C and I moved down to the street to watch from there. Rob came by, then Pam, so we headed back up to the finish to see everyone. Baitboy (who will now be known as Bionic Bait Boy) and Heidi had also finished so I attempted to round everyone up for a pic, but Pam was busy talking to a non BT person (is that allowed??) so I finally took one of Rob, Dan, and Heidi. Then it was off for pancakes :).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not sure. Most of my runs for the past few months have been slow, so maybe I've forgotten how to kick it into high gear. I don't know.

Event comments:

My only complaint is the lack of mile markers on the course. I think they did this on purpose because we shared our course with the half and full marathons, so they probably didn't want to confuse those runners.




Last updated: 2006-10-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:28:35 | 03.11 miles | 09m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 12/27
Overall: 27/575
Performance: Below average
Average HR: 189 Max: 200
Course: A single loop around Hartford with one nasty little hill that just about killed me.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4