St. Pete Beach Classic 5K - Run5k


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St. Petersburg, Florida
United States
Motion Sports Management, Inc.
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 22m 7s
Overall Rank = 45/643
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 4/24
Pre-race routine:

Usual caffeine, carbs.
Event warmup:

None. I was pretty warm already. Terri, Lorena, and I walked into the hotel, got our packets, suited up, and hung around waiting for the start.
Run
  • 22m 7s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

Went out too fast. First mile was 6:23, should have been about 6:55. Second mile suffered at 7:23 and third mile was just as bad. Still finished in a hair over 22 minutes though. Not a bad 5K for not running one in over 4 months. Still good enough to take fourth place in AG, hardware went 5 deep. Another nice plaque to hang on my wall. :)
What would you do differently?:

Pace myself better. Still run under 7 minutes per mile, but a lot closer to it so I don't wear myself out in a mile and a half.
Post race
Warm down:

Drank some water, had a beer. Then ran out to meet Terri to pace her in the 10K which started about 4 minutes before I finished my race. Ran with her for three miles, then ran another mile with Lorena, pacing her to her first sub-10 minute mile!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My first mile.

Event comments:

Well-organized and well-appointed race. Lots of post-race food...rice with teriyaki chicken, bagels, fruit, beer, soda, Gatorade. Good stuff. Free massages. Gotta love it.




Last updated: 2007-01-15 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:07 | 03.11 miles | 07m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/24
Overall: 45/643
Performance: Good
Course: Tight loop in St. Pete Beach.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4