The Saratoga Palio Melanie Merola O'Donnell Memori - Run5k


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Saratoga Springs, New York
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 00m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

1/2 bagel with cream cheese
some water
I was thirsty
Ran for 5 minutes

Event warmup:

Ran for 5 minutes
Run
  • 34m 12s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 11m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

No water at Mile 2 - not that it would have helped. First mile: around 10 minutes. Second mile: 20:30. Third mile: interminable.
What would you do differently?:

Not weigh 173 pounds
Post race
Warm down:

I cried, and sat down after I caught my breath. My face was all hot and red, like it used to get when I smoked.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Weight.

Event comments:

One bathroom in the area for all the runners - about 40 people on line. There were some down the street, but no one told us about them.




Last updated: 2007-09-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:34:12 | 03.1 miles | 11m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Bad
Avg HR 183 High HR 203
Course: The end was uphill - it pretty much kicked my ass
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? No
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3