Seal Beach 10k - Run10k


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Seal Beach, California
United States
Overcast
 		Total Time = 53m 51s
Overall Rank = 425/1356
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 41/95
Pre-race routine:

Planned to the group (Mike, Val, Evan, Matt, Sherri and Keith) infront of the number pickup at 7:30. Got out of the house in plenty of time and got on the freeway and realized I had forgetten the Garmin. After much deliberation, decided to go back and get it. Had trouble tracking it down but finally found it and got going to the race.
Event warmup:

Brisk walk to the starting area from the car.
Run
  • 53m 51s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 40s  min/mile
Comments:

I had going in wanting to run at 8:30 pace but figuring a 9:00 was more realistic. After 3 miles I was averaging 8:15 but I knew there was no way I was going to hold pace the 2nd half. Just grinded out the last 3 miles the best I could. Very surprised to actually have finished almost 30 seconds faster then last year. (54:13)
What would you do differently?:

Possibly hold back a bit on the early stages of the race but I really didn't have a good gauge of my overall fitness level which was not as good as I had hoped. Over all, effort was there.
Post race
Warm down:

Found Keith and waited for the others to finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of workouts over the last 3 to 4 weeks.

Event comments:

Good race, the addition of timing chips was a nice surprise. Planning on running this race again in 09.




Last updated: 2008-01-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:51 | 06.21 miles | 08m 40s  min/mile
Age Group: 41/95
Overall: 425/1356
Performance: Good
Avg. HR 185 Max. HR 195
Course: Pretty flat
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4