Bloomsday - RunOther


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Spokane, Washington
United States
Bloomsday
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 14m 31s
Overall Rank = 7537/39382
Age Group = 40
Age Group Rank = 98/259
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at hotel. Had major allergy attack, medicated and had some coffee.
Event warmup:

Walked appr a mile to the start line from the hotel.
Run
  • 1h 14m 31s
  • 7.46 miles
  • 09m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

It was an average run for me, just what I expected. I was hoping to run just a little faster, but did just what I thought I would. I did add a couple of minutes to my time when I had to stop and pee. I was gonna try to hold it for the hour, but decided that wasn't going to work out :)

At mile five there is a fairly substantial hill "doomsday hill", with a 10 foot buzzard mocking runners, I hi fived him as I passed.

The race is loads of fun and huge, I didn't even step across the start sensor until almost 18 min after the first runner!(and to think, until 2 yrs ago they didn't use chips)
What would you do differently?:

Make SURE the bladder was empty, other than that .....
Post race
Warm down:

A long walk to the hotel to check out and then a return walk to pick up my wife.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

25 extra #'s :)

Event comments:

I drove 300 miles to participate in this and do so each year




Last updated: 2007-05-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:14:31 | 07.46 miles | 09m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 98/259
Overall: 7537/39382
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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