Ukrop's Monument Avenue 10k - Run10k


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Richmond Sportsbackers
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 07m 47s
Overall Rank = 10907/20588
Age Group = women 31-35
Age Group Rank = 738/1573
Pre-race routine:

Didn't follow much routine this time. Carpooled w/friends who were walking with ther 7-mo-old. Had toast and a bannana and tea.
Event warmup:

Didn't really warm up. Stretched a little. Rubbed my right foot, which has been bothering me with probably plantar fascitis. Rubbed my back which hurt on the left. Guess I slept funny.
Run
  • 1h 07m 47s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

It went OK considering. The foot pain went away after a mile (but came back after the finish). I felt fine through the first 4 miles. Mile 5 started to be rough. Mile 6+ was pretty darn painful. No runner's trots, which had been worrying me.

I did at least beat my time last year by ~2.5 min, and get in under an 11 min mile. So I'm happy about that (even though I know I could have done better and not be in so much pain today).

Oh, and this is probably the first time ever my 2nd mile has been my best one! Usually it's my slowest. I guess that reflects the training lack.
What would you do differently?:

Train! haha.

(Richard trained, but generally only ran 3 miles. Sure enough, he ran into trouble at 3.5 miles. So training should include race distance!)
Post race
Warm down:

Water! Kept walking Then found Richard and sat down. Eventually got bagels and stretched. I was really beat.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I didn't really train! I could have done much better if I had (based on my 8k performance in the fall).

Event comments:

The best thing about this race is all the people who come out to cheer on the runners and are along the ENTIRE course. Cheerleading clubs, bands, residents with hoses sprinkling runners, etc. It's way fun.




Last updated: 2007-01-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:07:47 | 06.21 miles | 10m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 738/1573
Overall: 10907/20588
Performance: Below average
mile 1: 10:48 mile 2: 10:44 mile 3: 10:52 mile 4: 10:57 mile 5: 11:07 mile 7: 11:07 mile 0.2: 2:10
Course: Out and back on Monument Ave, Richmond.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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