Ntelos Richmond/nTelos 8k - Run8k


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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Richmond Marathon
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 49m
Overall Rank = 2498/6000
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 84/310
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:30 for a quick shower and breakfast. Stretched the hams and calves at home. John, Carrie and I headed off around 6:50. Got into Richmond and had to go around a few blocks to get to a parking lot. We walked down to the Omni so I could visit he ladies room. Bought a banana and got Carrie a gatoraid ($4.00 for that!!!highway robbery). We walked up to 9th street and saw the marathon start. Pretty cool, I didn't see that last year when I ran this race. John and Carrie headed off to the finish area once we got into the corrals (as in they didn't bother to stay for the start)
Event warmup:

stretched out on the jersey barricades along rhe side of the street, jutt trying to KEEP WARM was a challenge
Run
  • 49m
  • 4.97 miles
  • 09m 52s  min/mile
Comments:

I brought my water bottle belt with me but just didn't feel like I could get to it today. I think the combination of my many layers of clothing and the cold made me not really want it. Don't know if I would have had more power in the legs if I had sipped water or not. I think I just worked too hard last week and the legs were telling me about it.
What would you do differently?:

umm, not kill myself with a monster work out 2 days before a race. Allow myslf to look stupid in a trash bag so I could have more movement actually running in shorts/run shirt cause onc ya get moving ya get warm
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, started drinking my water. Got some carob things and an apple t Ellwood Thompson's stand. I was cold from the sweat evaporating so we just walked over to the car and headed home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

tired legs...felt nauseas around mile 3...had a huge hip flexor cramp when taking off the timing chip. Still stretching out that one

Event comments:

WOO HOO I mde the top 100 again!!!




Last updated: 2007-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:49:00 | 04.97 miles | 09m 52s  min/mile
Age Group: 84/310
Overall: 2498/6000
Performance: Average
averaged 10 minute miles most of it, felt slow but just couldn't seem to get much more out of my legs
Course: Mostly flat, there's a couple of small hills at the end of the course with a sweet downhill going into the finish chute.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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