Cooper River Bridge 10K Run - Run10k


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Charleston, South Carolina
United States
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 48m 30s
Overall Rank = 1757/28952
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 235/1792
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 5AM ate bowl of cereal, wheat toast and cup of coffee.
Did 20 minutes of AM Yoga program and got ready for the race.

Filled water bottle w/gatorade endurance and drank it between 6 AM and race start.

Traffic was well controlled and was dropped off about 3/4 mile from start line.
Event warmup:

light jog around parking lot next to starting line to keep warm and stretching.

Number of times visited portapotty before race: 3
Number of times visisted the bushes: 1

Run
  • 48m 30s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run. Kept telling myself to run my race and not go out too fast. Corrals worked very well up front but from what I heard from my fellow runners that there were a lot of walkers mixed in with the runners towards the back.
HRM flatlined just around mile 1. had to restart my stopwatch to get the monitor to start working again so I wasn't too sure what my chip time was until the end of the race.
What would you do differently?:

Train on the bridge more. Was a little winded towards the top of the bridge but overall did a good amount of training.
Post race
Warm down:

Given the crowds, water and fruit were easily available. Continued to 'warm-down' at Charleston Beer Works w/a few pints of beer and some snacks.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience- This was my first 10K

Event comments:

A very fun race with lots of supporters cheering you on and great volunteers! Streets were lined with people on both sides cheering when you came of the brige until the finish line. Awesome to see that many people out there. Will definitely do it again next year!




Last updated: 2007-03-27 12:00 AM
Running
00:48:30 | 06.21 miles | 07m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 235/1792
Overall: 1757/28952
Performance: Good
Average heartrate during race: 176 Max heatrate: 184 @ top of bridge and 195 @ finish line sprint
Course: Flat run, over cooper river bridge, then flat run through downtown Charleston.
Keeping cool Good 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? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5