Peachtree Road Race 10K - Run10k


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 57m 4s
Overall Rank = 4334/55,000
Age Group = Masters Women
Age Group Rank = 324/?
Pre-race routine:

Our condo is on the race route, so they close the road at 6:30. We left the condo about 6:25 in order to be able to drive for a short distance on Peachtree. My husband dropped my brother-in-law and me off close the race start, and we walked the rest of the way. Got there plenty early.
Event warmup:

Packed into the Time Group 1-b corral, so the best I could do was a little stretching.
Run
  • 57m 3s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 09m 12s  min/mile
Comments:

I lost the mental battle today. I had myself convinced that I couldn't do hills today, so I actually walked up a few. The first three miles are downhill, and I had a really good pace going. Mile 4 is where I started to fall apart, and allowed myself to walk. Why did I do that???
What would you do differently?:

Clearly I need to figure out a way to train on hills. There are some hills on my biking route, so that's what I'll have to do!
Post race
Warm down:

Strolled down the hill to meet my brother-in-law.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not doing my best running right now -- trying to get back into condition in this heat is tough.

Event comments:

I didn't really like the new finish to the course. Uphills at the end are tough!




Last updated: 2008-02-28 12:00 AM
Running
00:57:03 | 06.2 miles | 09m 12s  min/mile
Age Group: 324/?
Overall: 4334/55,000
Performance: Below average
1 9:00 150 2 8:27 159 3 8:28 162 4 9:37 165 (hills!) 5 9:21 167 6 9:35 166 0.2 2:35 169 (my Garmin showed 6.32 miles instead of 6.2!)
Course: New course this year, to avoid packing everyone into the park -- they are trying to save the grass because of the drought. Hills at the end of the race -- what an insult! :)
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Bad
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]