Watermelon Festival 5k - Run3 Mile


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Water Valley, Mississippi
United States
Sponsored by Mechanics Bank in Water Valley, MS
85F / 29C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 23m 45s
Overall Rank = 15/69
Age Group = M 30-39
Age Group Rank = 3/10
Pre-race routine:

This is a race I did last year with my Uncle in Mississippi during our annual family reunion vacation. This year my 9 year old daughter and my sister ran also.
Got up, ate some cereal and a banana, went and registered for race.
Event warmup:

Jogged a little and stretched
Run
  • 23m 45s
  • 3 miles
  • 07m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

Not a super fast time for me, but I did not take any days off before race. This was mostly for fun, but ran the best I could for the day. Very hot & humid. First mile at 7:25, thought I was going faster, but that is what it was. My uncle ran 31 mins, my daughter 33:11 (3rd in AG), and my sister 35 minutes(3rd in AG). Everyone wore one of my tri jerseys so we all matched. :)
What would you do differently?:

Nothing, this was a "C" race for me so it is what it is.
Post race
Warm down:

They handed out wet, cold wash cloths, this is AWESOME on a hot day. Free watermelon and water. Walked back and ran in with my daughter.
My youngest daughter during the race dropped my sister's cell phone down a storm drain. We had to get the street department to open a man hole cover and get a ladder and the race director climbed down to retrieve the phone. This was captured with a picture destined for their newpaper. My 9 year old says it's not fair, she ran 3 miles and her sister gets in the paper.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training and heat.

Event comments:

Great Southern, hometown race with all the trimmings: Nice people, good food, enthusiasm, and nice people.




Last updated: 2007-08-06 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:45 | 03 miles | 07m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/10
Overall: 15/69
Performance: Average
Course: Flat, Out and back. Very humid and 80-85 degrees already at 0800.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4