Cherry Creek Sneak - 5 Mile - Run5 Mile


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Denver, Colorado
United States
Cherry Creek Sneak
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 42m 59s
Overall Rank = 862/8005
Age Group = m30-34
Age Group Rank = 105/260
Pre-race routine:

Ate my regular breakfast - yoghurt, oj & oatmeal.
Event warmup:

Ran out along the bike path for 10' or so. Started getting a sidestitch even at a super easy pace.
Run
  • 42m 59s
  • 5 miles
  • 08m 36s  min/mile
Comments:

HR was up in the high 170's right away along with a sidestitch, although that didn't slow my pace. Legs started getting heavy around mile 2 and around mile 3 I let my HR get up to LT, although that wasn't much different. Stomach started feeling bad around mile 3.5-4 but I just kept my pace. Breakfast might have been a little too close to game time, but I wanted to see how close is too close. Pace wasn't where I wanted it but I kept the HR pegged the whole time.
What would you do differently?:

I only dumped some water over my head at the last aid station. Should've done that earlier to help cool down.
Post race
Warm down:

Jogged easy for about 10' & ran into Stacie & the Bens.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A long training day yesterday. Still dehydrated from yesterday too.

Event comments:

Fun to see a few people and be out on an absolutely gorgeous day.




Last updated: 2007-04-27 12:00 AM
Running
00:42:59 | 05 miles | 08m 36s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/260
Overall: 0/8005
Performance: Below average
Mile 1- 8:55, mile 2 - 8:25 mile 3 - 8:32 mile 4 - 8:42, mile 5 - 8:26
Course: On the roads around Cherry Creek area. Mostly flat with some annoying false flat hills.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4