Hair of the Dog 5k - Run5k


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
Kale Running
Sunny
Total Time = 19m 52s
Overall Rank = 24/437
Age Group = M20-24
Age Group Rank = 3/8
Event warmup:

Well it was New Years so I was out partying till 5am, slept for a smidge over 3 hours, woke up pretty hungover but without an alarm which was amazing because I probably would have slept through the race otherwise.

My only "warm up" was jogging from my car to registration to see how I was feeling... awful is the answer.
Run
  • 19m 52s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew this was going to hurt and did it ever!! I went out way too fast, then slowed down way too much but overall it ended nicely. There was only 1 water stop so I grabbed 2 cups because 1) only have 2 hands and 2) I was crazy thirsty. I'm glad I didn't puke.

Here are the splits...
Mile 1: 6:04, HR - 174
Mile 2: 6:56, HR - 180
Mile 3: 6:14, HR - 179
Last part: :40, HR - 183

Either the miles were off, marked wise, or I just really suck at pacing. However Most of Mile 2 was into a headwind so that could have helped with the slow down.
What would you do differently?:

Not spend the night before getting crazy drunk till 5am
Post race
Warm down:

ahhhh, sat around a bit. Then went to the car to get my sweatpants

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Alcohol

Event comments:

I only say there weren't enough drink stations because I wanted like 20 on this day!

Otherwise Kale Running puts on awesome events and our finisher medal was a Dog Tag, cute.




Last updated: 2007-12-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:19:52 | 03.11 miles | 06m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/8
Overall: 24/437
Performance: Good
Course: 1 small loop 1 mile loop followed by a larger 2 mile loop. Pretty flat.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
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? No
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5