Reedy River Run - Run10k


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Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Greenville Track Club
50F / 10C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 02m 10s
Overall Rank = 261/358
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 52/68
Pre-race routine:

Had my diet coke and snickers low carb marathon bar. Got to the race site a bit early, but I wasn't sure about parking and traffic. Would rather be early than late any way!
Event warmup:

None really- just some light stretching, jumping up and down to keep warm. I'm not so good that a warm up helps me much yet.
Run
  • 1h 02m 8s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 01s  min/mile
Comments:

First of all, all times were started with the gun time. Even though it was probably 15 seconds at least before I crossed the start line. So my time includes that, which sucks because even though I beat my goal of 63 minutes, in the back of my mind I really wanted to have a sub 62 finish, which would be just under 10 minute miles.

Still say I was really sub 62, I really prefer the races where there is a separate chip time for each person that starts when YOU cross the starting line.

Run started out better than expected. At mile 2 I was only at 19:00 minutes. But then at mile 2.2 the stomach pains started. I wanted to stop but I pushed through it even though my pace was affected. The pains subsided at mile 3.2 and I was able to pick it back up a bit. Played leap frog with a man who had to be close to 80. He was pretty speedy on the flats but I'd pass him on the hills. Heading into mile 4 it got pretty hilly so I left him, but I'm sure he finished not too far behind me.

I feel like I am accustomed to hills, but there was one in particular that kicked my butt at mile 5 to mile 5.8 there was a climb of about 160 ft or so. Right when I was trying to pick up some speed.
What would you do differently?:

Wear something else. I got really hot. I dressed according to the weather at the start and I was a bit warm by the end.
Post race
Warm down:

Got some Gatorade and water and walked around a bit and headed back to my car, which was about a half mile away. Stayed away from the beer at the finish, even though I would have loved it. It's just hard to drink beer at 10 am. I'm not that hard core.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Stomach cramps at mile 2.2- 3.2. All the dang hills!

Event comments:

Packet pick up was a nightmare. Very disorganized. Only 2 water stations on the course. I didn't stop at them, I was worried about the cramping coming back, but with as many hills as there were I am sure others needed more than 2 drink stations. Not enough volunteers. The finish line area was so crowded that it was hard to get out of the way. There weren't signs directing you to the food and drinks, I got lucky to see someone handing out Gatorade. I just feel like it could have been more organized.




Last updated: 2007-03-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:02:08 | 06.21 miles | 10m 01s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/68
Overall: 0/358
Performance: Good
Did first mile in 9:41, second mile in 9:19, not sure of the rest, as I didn't hit lap at every mile. Avg HR was 178, pretty close to my LT (180. Max HR was 194.
Course: Over the river and through the woods... nah, just kidding, it started downtown Greenville and went through the Reedy River Falls Park and Cleveland Park. Some good hills, especially a really tough one in the mile 4 vacinity. Overall climb was 1091 ft.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3