Rudolph's Revenge 5k/10k - Run10k


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Littleton, Colorado
United States
Chatfield State Park
42F / 6C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 40m 19s
Overall Rank = 10/136
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 1/34
Pre-race routine:

Drove up a bit late and grabbed my free stuff and went back to the car to put it away.
Event warmup:

Like I said I was late. I saw Shannon, Ovetta, Ken (Triathlonfun), Julia and Chris and their kids and some other friends. Quick jog but not a great warm up. Lots of chatting but that was ok. I was out late last night and drank a few too many shots but felt good and drank lots of water last night as well.
Run
  • 40m 19s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 06m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

Started a few rows back from the front with my friends Ken and Chris D.I started pretty easy at 6:22 minute miles at the first mile. Good! I lost the rest of my splits at home when my watch battery died but I can remember them mostly. Up the first hill. Then flat for a while and we hi the 5k turn around. I chugged along and picked off many who went out to fast. Dudes, there is a huge hill you have to hit twice. Anyway got the the top of the dam and saw Julia and her kids, that was nice. I was in about 20th place at the time. Keep working through the field and caught the second place woman. Surged past a few guys fading. Hit the turn around at mile 3. Don't remember the split but it was around 6:22 and mostly down hill at this point. Past a few more guys and slowed on the up hill and shortened the stride and upped the cadence. Some guys wnet by but I caught them again on the downhill. Hit mile 4 and felt pretty good. Was in a pack of 5 guys. I passed 2 of them and went with the faster 2. Got to mile 5 and past the next 2 guys. They ended up passing me with about a half mile to go. I finished strong but was getting a blister with socks I had never worn. What a wuss. Finished up and had a good effort.
What would you do differently?:

Wear more comfy socks.
Post race
Warm down:

Sort jog and accelerde.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

Very tough course! Many hills. Great to see all the BT crew out there running their hearts out. I won a gift certificate to runners roost and the Accelerade guy gave my a can of accelerade.




Last updated: 2006-12-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:40:19 | 06.2 miles | 06m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/34
Overall: 10/136
Performance: Good
Average HR was 163 and my max was 172.
Course: A Chatfield Rez. We left the swim beach and hit a short hill then it flattened a bit and up a good sized hill to the top of the dam. Turn around was at the end of the road and back up the big hill to the top of the damn and then 3 more steep quick hills.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 5