Concord Valentine's Day 10K - Run10k


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Concord, California
United States
On Your Mark Events
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 18s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-39 W
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Just the usual... get up, get dressed, drive there, check-in, bathroom, look for friends, drink something, bathroom again, wait at start.
Event warmup:

None really. We just walked around.
Run
  • 1h 10m 18s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 11m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt really strong. There's a little part of me that thinks I could have gone just a touch faster, but I wasn't sure about whether I could hold it for the whole race and was a bit worried about blowing up. The first mile was strong and way too fast and I had to reign myself in around the Mile 1 marker. I kept trying to go a bit faster, but then I'd start to feel like I was pushing too hard, so I had to hold back so I had enough energy to get to the finish.

I finished pretty strong. I took the first loop on the track pretty slowly because I wasn't sure how long it was, but the second loop I gave it everything I had left. I must have done it correctly since I felt like throwing up in the finish chute. :)
What would you do differently?:

Feel more confident about being able to hold a hard pace for the entire race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around and catch my breath.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My own fear about being able to run this distance at a "race pace."

Event comments:

I like this race. A lot.




Last updated: 2007-02-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:10:18 | 06.21 miles | 11m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Only Mile 1 and 2 were marked, and it was looped weirdly, so it wasn't two miles between Mile 2 and the Mile 1 marker again, so it was hard to get good mile splits. Watch data: Lap 1: 10:09 - 158 avg HR (wow! Fast mile!) Lap 2: 11:24 - 174 avg HR (not bad, since that includes nearly 30 seconds of "rest" at the drink station) Lap 3: 19:24 - 178 (this was the long part between the Mile 2 marker, around to the start/finish again, and then back to the Mile 1 marker... probably was close to 1.6 miles) Lap 4: 11:46 - 178 (same distance as Lap 2 - slowing down a little, but not much) Lap 5: 17:35 - 183 (this is from the Mile 2 marker to the finish, including two laps on the track)
Course: Flat run through the neighborhood around the school, two laps, followed by two loops along the cinder track at the park.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4