Crazylegs Classic - Run8k


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Madison, Wisconsin
United States
UW Athletics
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 01m 39s
Overall Rank = 8651/9033
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1282/1339
Pre-race routine:

First Race ever in my life so no routine as yet....

Event warmup:

up by 6:30 - hauled boxes & furniture from the basement to setup rummage sale in front yard....
hit the road way late @ 7:30 - realized as i got in the car that i hadn't eaten yet so grabbed a banana - unfortunatly didn't realize until 10 mins into the drive that i also hadn't drunk - my plan to hydrate in the car failed miserably...
also realized that packet pickup closed 30 mins ealy than i thought so it was foot down all the way into madison
Turned out fine - got a good parking spot by randall - had a nice walmup walk to the packet pickup spot - shuttle to the start line - arrived with what ended up being an hour to spare....
Run
  • 1h 01m 39s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 12m 24s  min/mile
Comments:

Realized as i saw the finish line that i was feeling petty good and could have gone for a few more miles....i think this means that i need to push myself more.....

HR goal was 152 but ended up being 159 most of the race - i suspect a combination of a "real" race and a few more inclines than my regular run contributed to this

Hydration was to much of an issue but my first real drink of the day was at the 2 mile marker....

Overall pace was great for me (only started running 6 weeks ago at a 15+ pace)

Met my personnal goal and never stopped running - may have slowed down on the hills but never walked
What would you do differently?:

Hydrate..
Push a little harder...i'm going to adjust my run training a little to better gauge how far i can push myself for these distances..
Post race
Warm down:

walk back to car....

What limited your ability to perform faster:

time/training - only started exercising couple of months ago so this is all uncharted waters for me....

Event comments:

Not a great time but as my first race ever i ran my plan and completed the race....thats all i was looking to do....

Next year lookout.....




Last updated: 2007-04-22 12:00 AM
Running
01:01:39 | 04.97 miles | 12m 24s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1339
Overall: 0/9033
Performance: Good
First 2 miles were tough in as much as the only significant hill is in those first to miles.....stuck to my heart rate goal and made a personnal goal to not walk....hit the 2 mile marker at a 12min pace which is really good for me... Mile 3 there was an ambulance on the scene so we all got tunrned around prior to the 3 mile marker but i guess little mileage was lost.. Mile 4 i was still on a 12+ pace which gave me a big pump.... Choose to decline the frat house with the kegger at 4.5 miles.... saw that i was right around 1 hr and considered a push to get in under 1hr but realized that my timing was pretty rough and as this was my first race ever i should stick w/ my plan - finishing was the goal.. Finish line was cool on the 50yrd line...
Course: Fun hill in the first mile or so....after that pretty flat - great views on observation hill.... water on 2 & 4 marker Liberal use of rocky training montage through out the race....god i love the tune...if i ever get an mp3 player thats so on my running playlist
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3