Capital City Classic 10K - Run


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Little Rock, Arkansas
United States
Little Rock Road Runners
35F / 2C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 06m 18s
Overall Rank = 234/264
Age Group = F 30-34
Age Group Rank = 16/19
Pre-race routine:

Woke up late which is pretty much normal for me, so I basically had time to feed the dogs, throw on my running gear and eat a few spoonfuls of oatmeal before I had to head out. I took a Gu right when I got to the race site with about 5 minutes to spare before the race start.
Event warmup:

Yeah, I'm not much of a warm up kindof girl. I did walk briskly from my car to the start line which got my heart rate up :)
Run
  • 1h 06m 20s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 41s  min/mile
Comments:

Man, it was unexpectedly COLD this morning! I actually prefer to run when it's chilly so I was digging it! I had planned to keep an 11:00 - 11:30 pace and just play it by ear on the walk breaks depending on how my knee felt. I went out really fast (hard not to when you're in a crowd) but after the first mile I kept a better eye on how fast I was going. Ended up only walking long enough to drink at the two water stops and ran the rest!!! The knee felt great and I even had negative splits going on!! That half marathon training really prepared me well for this race - I was psyched!!!
Check out my splits ... Mile 1= 10:33, Mile 2= 11:04, Mile 3= 11:01, Mile 4 = 10:42, Mile 5= 10:25, Mile 6= 9:58
What would you do differently?:

Probably could have pushed a little harder, but I didn't want to push my knee and this was my first 10K. Next time, I'll be shooting for something closer to an hour.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to my car, went home and iced my knee

Event comments:

I thought it was very well organized and they had a good post race spread for a small, local race. There was plenty of pizza, fruit and cookies when I left and since I'm pretty slow that's always a good sign. I think there was also beer, but since it was 35 degrees and I was freezing my butt off after I stopped running, it didn't even occur to me to have one :)




Last updated: 2007-04-05 12:00 AM
Running
01:06:20 | 06.21 miles | 10m 41s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/19
Overall: 0/264
Performance: Good
Avg HR 164
Course: A flat course leaving from Two Rivers Park in rural West Little Rock, a modified out and back on the road with a loop through a neighborhood. There were even cows and horses along the route!!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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