Steamboat Classic - Run15k


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Peoria, Illinois
United States
Illinois Valley Striders
77F / 25C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 19m 33s
Overall Rank = 279/591
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 18/40
Pre-race routine:

Banana Bread,Cookie,Water.
Event warmup:

9 miles with hills...warm up after start, did some stretching though.
Run
  • 1h 19m 33s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 08m 32s  min/mile
Comments:

My goal was 1:20:00. So I accomplished that. This was a hilly course and it was a humid morning. My first race with hills like this and I averaged 8:37/mile. I'm happy with this. Felt pretty good all the way and never really pushed hard. The winners ran 5:16/mile pace. Crazy!!!
What would you do differently?:

Need to get a fuel belt for these longer races, I just cannot drink enough from the paper cups. More and more hill training.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked and stretched. Great food spread with bagels, cookies, fruit, muffins, and lots of beer(but none for me :)).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Experience.

Event comments:

Very professionally done race. Very fast 4 mile race at the same time (winner ran 17:54). Very good experience for low price. Will do this one again.




Last updated: 2007-06-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:19:33 | 9.32 miles | 08m 32s  min/mile
Age Group: 18/40
Overall: 40/591
Performance: Good
Course: Up an incline then flat for about 2 miles. 2 loops around park which includes 1 long steep hill and 2 shorter steeper hills with the downhills as well. Then back to start line.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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] 5