LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle - 8K - Run8k


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
40F / 4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 51m 9s
Overall Rank = 14880/22558
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 2592/4429
Pre-race routine:

Drove down to the race to avoid the stress of the train this year. Parked, wandered to bag check and portapotties, then the race was pretty much ready to start. Had a granola bar for breakfast.
Event warmup:

Light stretching, some walking.
Run
  • 51m 9s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 10m 17s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt pretty good. Kept a fairly steady pace then negative split the last two miles. Haven't been training enough, so I was really happy with my performance. I was also glad that Heath had a good run with me. Was hurting a bit with a sour stomach from the Gatorade for part of it, but didn't walk except for 1 water station.
What would you do differently?:

Just take water. Wear something a tad more breathable on top. Bring more clothes and a baseball cap for afterwards.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked through to get chip cut, get water, banana, bagel. Stretched a bit after getting stuff out of bag check.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Needed to train more and more consistently (as usual)!

Event comments:

Good race. Good expo. Too cold/damp to really stick around and enjoy the after race festivities. Cold beer rarely sounds good after any race, let alone one that cold!




Last updated: 2008-02-26 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:09 | 04.97 miles | 10m 17s  min/mile
Age Group: 2592/4429
Overall: 14880/22558
Performance: Good
Mile 1: 10:19/mi Mile 2: 10:19/mi Mile 3: 10:19/mi Mile 4: 10:09/mi Mile 5: 09:47/mi
Course: Chicago streets. Pretty cold and dreary, but the big turnout kept the energy up. It didn't feel as crowded as last year, though, which was nice, so I was able to pace how I wanted to. Ran with Heath for the majority of th race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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