Tarzan Brown Mystic River Run - Run


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Mystic, Connecticut
United States
MYstic YMCA
46F / 8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 45m 49s
Overall Rank = 267/564
Age Group = F18-39
Age Group Rank = 29/87
Pre-race routine:

Bagel w/pbj at 10:30 or so (race start was 1:30). Inhaler an hour before start.
Event warmup:

Ran for about 9 minutes at an EZ pace with a few 20" pickups to what I hoped was going to be race pace. Stretched. More inhaler. Espresso Gu 5' before start and washed it down with some coffee I swiped from Steve.
Run
  • 45m 34s
  • 5.5 miles
  • 08m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Plattsys does chip timing, but never starting mats, so my actual time is 15 seconds off from the official time. Crowded start, and I always run too fast at first when this happens. I wore the Garmin because this was an LT test, but did not check pace except at the mile splits against the times they called out. I had hoped to run about an 8:25 pace, which was what the race predictor indicated I could do, so I'm pretty happy with this time. But it hurt. I am training to run a half marathon at a pace close to this one, so I definitely have some work to do.


Post race
Warm down:

Eh. I had an asthma attack. That sucked!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Four pounds. Asthma and fall allergies.

Event comments:

Classic fall road race, great course, a large turnout, and a pub about 100 yards past the finish line.

OToo bad they stopped giving long sleeve shirts. They really need to use a starting mat for the chip times.




Last updated: 2006-11-06 12:00 AM
Running
00:45:34 | 05.5 miles | 08m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 29/87
Overall: 87/564
Performance: Average
M1: 7:53 AHR 186 M2: 8:04 AHR 192 M3: 8:46 AHR 190 (hills and off road section) M4: 8:22 AHR 188 M5: 8:26 AHR 188 M5.5: 4:01 AHR 190
Course: The course is basically an out and back with a loop as the turnaround section. The loop includes an off-road trail. Small hilly section between miles 2-3.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4