Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run10 Mile


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
48F / 9C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 34m 30s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up early to catch a bus provided by my credit union to the race. Had a Slimfast drink and banana.
Event warmup:

Standing in line for the port a pot. Accelerade about 45 minutes before race.
Run
  • 1h 34m 30s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 27s  min/mile
Comments:

Since this fell in the middle of my training for an Olympic in May my plan was to make it a training run at 10 min/mile pace. Felt really good at 5 miles so picked up the pace for the last half of the race.
What would you do differently?:

Left HRM on the bus. May have been a blessing since I was able to gauge my pace paced based on RPE which turned out to be pretty accuarate.
Post race
Warm down:

Spent about 30 minutes trying to find my group which consisted of 10 mile runners, 5K runners and volunteers

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Got stuck at the Port O Johns and missed my wave. Had to start a wave back and then fight through the crowds. Caught up with 2 girls from work at mile 2 who finished 45 minutes after me.

Event comments:

I understand that this is DC during the Cherry Blossome festival but....organizers were tearing down everything before a lot of runners had finished the race. These poor people had been on the course for over 2 hours and nothing when they finished.
Volunteers were GREAT!!!!!!




Last updated: 2007-04-03 12:00 AM
Running
01:34:30 | 10 miles | 09m 27s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Mile 1: 10:23 Mile 2: 10:00 Mile 3: 10:00 Mile 4: 9:30 Mile 5: 9:25 Mile 6: 9:14 Mile 7: 9:20 Mile 8: 9:05 Mile 9: 8:45 Mile 10: 8:42
Course: Pretty flat course through DC. Nice view of the Cherry Blossoms. Gets pretty boring from miles 5-9. Volunteers were great though.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4