Romantic Niantic 5K - Run5k


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Niantic, Connecticut
United States
Hartford Marathon Foundation
20F / -7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 24m 51s
Overall Rank = 37/106
Age Group = F2529
Age Group Rank = 2/6
Pre-race routine:

Race start @ 1pm. Was going to run this as a team with my man Steve (we would have kicked butt) but since he had a metal plate put in his wrist on Friday, he was out of commission, so I headed down to run the Romantic Niantic by myself like a big loser. :)
Event warmup:

This was part of my "long" run for the week, so I ran for 16' beforehand @ E pace with some strides as my warm up. Didn't feel great.
Run
  • 24m 47s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

I missed 1st in my AG by four seconds, turns out she used me as her pacer. Had a little trouble in mile two (see 8:17 split time). Remembered my form and calmed down and then I was fine for the third mile.
What would you do differently?:

Nex time, maybe I will start more towards the back and chase down people instead of being chased. Remember to keep my form througout.
Post race
Warm down:

Ran another 20' to finish my hour of running. Then had some chocolate and got my "hardware".

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight being on the high end of its four pound fluctuation... no recent tempo runs. I'll do another 5K in March and am pretty sure the time will come down a little bit.

Event comments:

Another good race by the Hartford Marathon people. Good course and a nice indoor location for pre and post race. I hope they keep this one in the schedule for next year so I can actually run it with my partner and his new wrist.




Last updated: 2007-02-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:47 | 03.11 miles | 07m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/6
Overall: 37/106
Performance: Good
M1: 7:41 M2: 8:17 M3: 8:03 AHR was 189 for each mile split
Course: Flat, twisty loop.
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? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4