Surf City USA 5K (Pacific Shoreline) - Run5k


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Huntington Beach, California
United States
Kinane Events
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 29m 31s
Overall Rank = 469/
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 52/112
Pre-race routine:

Ate a little bit before leaving the house. Apple, oatmeal and toast with peanut butter. Stretched a tiny bit when I got there but not too much. Maybe should have stretched a little more but it was just so nasty out that I didn't really feel like it.
Event warmup:

jogged a little bit on the way up to the event from my car.
Run
  • 29m 31s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I was wearing my long sleeve shirt with the race shirt on top of it....with my hoodie and a rain jacket on top of that. Probably too many layers but I like to sweat it out when I work out. My feet were definitely soaked the entire time which was not fun but I made it through. I need a new pair of good shoes for sure...the ones I have are not cutting it.
What would you do differently?:

I would have stretched a little more and I think that I would have taken a faster pace if I knew how short the course was really going to be. I think I would have left in an earlier wave too since the people I left with were pretty slow and I had to weave in and out and around them to get through.
Post race
Warm down:

just walked around for 10 or 15 minutes and had a bottle of water. I really wasn't that tired when I got done and didn't need too much of a cool down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Shoes...rain, wind and cold...but what can you do??

Event comments:

Definitely think that I will do this race again next year....hopefully the weather will be better. :D




Last updated: 2008-01-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:31 | 03.11 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 52/112
Overall: 469/
Performance: Average
Course: The course was actually really nice. I wish that it had been nicer outside so that I could have enjoyed it more. It was flat the entire way and was a quick down and back. there were 2 or 3 aid stations a long the way but I didn't need to stop at any of them.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4