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Comments: I don't know about the start as I WAS NOT THERE. As I said I was about a tenth of a mile away when I heard the siren and seen the mass of people starting to move. I sprinted to catch up, then once I got into the MOP I could not move. So many people and a very narrow street made any forward movement faster then the crowd impossible. I nearly tripped over someones dog before ditching the street and ran across the lawns. After the first turn the street widened some and made going a bit easier. I still got blocked a few times. I passed people the whole time except at the beginning with people sprinting. I think I passed everyone later in the race except for a few. The first half of the race I stayed at a constant 7:40 or so (according to my Garmin). Mile 5 was 7:28, Mile 6 was 6:45. The Garmin shows that I ran 6.49 miles in 49 minutes. Problem is, I forgot to stop the timer when I crossed the finish line. I only remembered when I was in the porta-potty a minute or two AFTER I finished. What would you do differently?: Not walk to my car in between race!!! Get to the start earlier and toward the front. Post race
Warm down: Walked back to my car with two cases of Dannon yogurt. Hey they were giving them away - so I took advantage. What limited your ability to perform faster: PEOPLE!!! Too many people on the course. Need to get to the front. Event comments: According to Garmin they started three minutes early. That would have gotten me a little closer. I think that there was too many people on the narrow street that they started on. They need to rethink starting the 10K on that part of the street. Last updated: 2006-11-16 12:00 AM
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United States
Fort Worth YMCA
Sunny
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 35 - 39
Age Group Rank = 11/63
My pre-race routine was a walk to my car after the 5K. I did not quite make it back early enough. I was still about a tenth of a mile away when the 10K race started. I had to sprint to get into the group and that only got me mid pack. The time listed here is the gun time. My Garmin shows I did a bit better.
Hmmm.... I did a 5K race then the tenth of a mile sprint to catch the race. How is that for a warm up?