Miles for Matheny - Run5k


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Peapack, New Jersey
United States
Matheny Medical and Educational Center
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 25m 57s
Overall Rank = 138/350
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 9/24
Pre-race routine:

Race wasn't until 11 am. Had a bowl of cereal and a cup of coffee, and about the time I finished that at 8:30 am the nerves had set in...maybe I should have had a valium instead!

I get so nervous!
Event warmup:

Got to the event and checked in. Stretched and hit the port-a-potty, darn nerves. Ran a little jog around the park.
Run
  • 25m 57s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

I was concerned about the big hill at the very beginning of the race. People blasted by me at the start and I was afraid to look back figuring their would be no one back there. I just tried to keep my pace steady as my muscles warmed up and when I got to the hill at about 0.25 miles I started picking a lot of those people off. It felt great to pass people and I just tried to keep my pace steady. On the downhill I tried to pick up the pace and keep my heart rate up, and I think it helped with the overall pace.
What would you do differently?:

Try to run faster?
Post race
Warm down:

Didn't believe the clock when I came through the shoot! Thought it must have been wrong. I grabbed a bottle of water, and stretched as my hamstring was beginning to tighten up. Finished off the bottle of water as I walked around, and grabbed a bagel (now my appetite comes back).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nerves. I need to learn to deal with the nerves. I think the cure for that will be just doing more races.

Event comments:

This race has been put on for years to support the Matheny school (for kids with disabilities) and the major sponsors really do it right.




Last updated: 2008-02-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:25:57 | 03.11 miles | 08m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/24
Overall: 138/350
Performance: Good
Forgot to start the watch, too late by the time I realized it wasn't running. First mile about 8:48, second mile about 8:27, last mile...don't know.
Course: Rollers
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4