Kings Park 15k - Run


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Kings Park, New York
United States
Greater Long Island Running Club
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 57s
Overall Rank = 118/585
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 9/22
Run
  • 1h 10m 57s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 07m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

I'm a little tired from swimming 2,000 meters (for only the second time ever) yesterday. I am dieting and probably should eat more. It was very overcast but thankfully didn't rain. This course is just do damn tough because there are never-ending inclines and then super-stepp declines, and then at mile 7 is a MONSTER straight up long hill, a hill that's worse than the Cow Harbor hill - and the worst part is this hill is 7 miles into the race!
What would you do differently?:

I forgot to get gels. I had no gels =-( Next year I need to be lighter. At 172 I'm just too heavy to compete.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

No taper. Weight. Would liked to have had my gels. I did not wear my lighter racing flats due to the weather. My flats have holes in the bottom and if I hit one puddle (it rained all night) I would've had soaking wet feet.

Event comments:

If you are ever on Long Island and want the most challenging 15k you'll ever run, sign up for the Kings Park 15k. Aside from running straight up a mountain, I can't imagine a more difficult course.




Last updated: 2008-01-02 12:00 AM
Running
01:10:57 | 9.32 miles | 07m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/22
Overall: 118/585
Performance: Average
Course: Imagine a roller coaster. No really. There are more inclines and declines then flat areas. Every single runner that I have spoken with that has ran this race agrees: there is no tougher 15k around these parts.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4