RYKA Iron Girl Denver Women's Event - Run


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Denver, Colorado
United States
RYKA Iron Girl
 		Total Time = 47m 48s
Overall Rank = 141/355
Age Group = 55-59
Age Group Rank = 3/6
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal and banana for breakfast. Shower. Wore my HOT PINK Running Divas shirt that says FLAUNT IT on the back. It gave me a little bit of sass and I needed it today.
Event warmup:

Easy jog around the area with a few plyometrics.
Run
  • 47m 48s
  • 5 miles
  • 09m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

This was a very hard run for me. My legs felt like lead when I started and I thought that would get worked out on the course but it never did. Yikes. Five freakin' miles of lifting concrete blocks. I never take walk breaks but today I took 4 to get my HR down to a decent level. I don't know what was causing the struggle but I just didn't feel like I was running on a full tank. It was pretty dang hot too. BUT when all was said and done I couldn't complain because I shaved 1:37 off my last 5 mile run and got 3rd place in my age group. I also came in ahead of the 2nd and 3rd place runners in the age group below mine. I got a beautiful Iron Girl bracelet and a pair of RYKA Iron Girl running shoes. Oh my gosh, I earned it out there today.
Post race
Warm down:

Bad, bad, Becky doesn't do warm-downs. I grabbed some water, located my sweet hubby, and gulped down my Slim-Fast recovery drink. Then I wandered over to the Breakfast Cafe that was set up.

Event comments:

I love Iron Girl events. I'll be back next year. I'm hoping they eventually host a tri in the Denver area.




Last updated: 2007-03-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:47:48 | 05 miles | 09m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/6
Overall: 141/355
Performance:
Course: Starts at the State Capitol building and runs through downtown and Cheesman Park. The course is mainly flat but there is a 100 meter hill adjacent to the Capitol that you hit on the way out but works in your favor on the way in.
Keeping cool Drinking
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