Runners in Support of Education 4 Mile Road Race - Run4 Mile


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North Stonington, Connecticut
United States
North Stonington Education Foundation
78F / 26C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 33m 18s
Overall Rank = 26/65
Age Group = F2029
Age Group Rank = 2/5
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special. Breakfast, coffee, and then split a bottle of HEED with Steve on the drive down.
Event warmup:

Ran around the North Stonington grange and stretched. Inhaler before start.
Run
  • 33m 18s
  • 4 miles
  • 08m 19s  min/mile
Comments:

Well, my boyfriend's dad is the director of this race, so it goes in my schedule every year. This is a mighty hilly course, and I had planned to run this at an 8:00 pace, but the warm conditions kept me off that goal since I started feeling unmanageably hot after the first 2.5 miles. The winner of my age group was also second overall, so I ended up with a first place AG award.
What would you do differently?:

Start behind Tom (some random guy who does almost every road race I do, and beats me every time). I'm gaining on him though.
Post race
Warm down:

Felt very dehydrated so drank all the water I could find. Ate some food. Stretched maybe?

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The heat
Frickin high pollen count

Event comments:

Great "small town" race for a good cause. There is a nice cookout afterwards and decent awards. And there are actual bathrooms here instead of port-o-potties, so that's always a bonus in my book.




Last updated: 2007-05-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:33:18 | 04 miles | 08m 19s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/5
Overall: 26/65
Performance: Average
M1: 7:54 AHR 185 | M2: 8:26 AHR 189 | M3: 8:52 AHR 190 | M4: 8:06 AHR 193
Course: Hilly out and back, water stop at Miles 1.5 and 3
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5