Run for the Diamonds - Run


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Berwick, Pennsylvania
United States
Berwick Marathon Association INC.
42F / 6C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 02m 15s
Overall Rank = 152/952
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 13/41
Pre-race routine:

sat in car and tried to stay warm. rainy and cold before the start.
Event warmup:

stretched inside registration building and jogged back to car to put jacket back since it stopped raining.
Run
  • 1h 02m 13s
  • 9 miles
  • 06m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

started a little ways back with k since it was chip timing and i didn't want the urge to follow the leaders. worked my way through the crowd once we crossed the starting mat and found a good spot/pace.
the hills came earlyy and it felt like i was crawling, but ended up holding a good pace. held on until the downhills and let it go a little. downhills were pretty steep, but the back half was mostly downhill so it went by faster. was able to sprint for a good finish.

What would you do differently?:

train more on hills and eat a gu halfway.
Post race
Warm down:

grabbed a cup of water and walked/jogged back to catch k and finish with her. she looked great and was nice to go down the final mile again.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hillwork and overall fitness.

Event comments:

great race. crowd support on a rainy thanksgiving morning was amazing. tons of residents out in their driveways drinking/cheering. really cool. one house had a full on party with kegs and music. theywere all loaded and singing/dancing as they cheered the runners by. i wanted to join them.
it was the 97th running of the race and i would definitely do this race again.




Last updated: 2006-10-19 12:00 AM
Running
01:02:13 | 09 miles | 06m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 13/41
Overall: 152/952
Performance: Good
mile1 7:00 161 mile2 7:08 177 mile3 7:08 177 mile4 7:31 179 mile5 6:37 180 mile6 6:06 179 mile7 6:23 182 mile8 6:48 182 mile9 6:31 186
Course: lolipop with tons of hills: http://www.runfordiamonds.com/info.html#prof http://www.runfordiamonds.com/info.html
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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] 5