St Pats 5k - Run5k


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Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States
17C / 63F
Sunny
 		Total Time = 28m 58s
Overall Rank = 359/573
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 47/63
Pre-race routine:

Race start was at 10:00am, so up at 7:30, had a breakfast of cereal (raisin Bran) and bagel with butter.

Left at about 8:30 so that we coule find parking. Was at Accacia Park by about 9:15. Left change of clothes at the car and was wearing tshirt and shorts since the weather was great.
Event warmup:

A little stretching near the start line and walking around the park before the start.
Run
  • 28m 58s
  • 5 kms
  • 05m 47s  min/km
Comments:

Felt good. Paced out of the gate a little fast, but then got to a good pace. The weather was warmer than expected, so had to deal with that a little. Only on water stop at about the 3k mark.
What would you do differently?:

Go out slower at the beginning.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretches and walking around at the end waiting for the rest of my family to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Out too fast at the start.

Event comments:

Good race. About 1400 participants in total.




Last updated: 2007-02-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:28:58 | 05 kms | 05m 47s  min/km
Age Group: 47/63
Overall: 63/573
Performance: Good
Splits: 1k - 5:33 2k - 10:40 3k - 16:41 4k - 22:31 5k - 27:58 5.14K - 28:42
Course: Course was flat. Downtown Colorado Springs. Along Tejon from Platte, down to East Cimmaron, then back up Tejon to East Cache La Poudre St, turned left to North Cascade, then turn around back to Nevada, then turn around, back to Tejon. Back to Bijou to finish line.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4