Chattahoochee Road Runners' 10K Road Race - Run10k


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Chattahoochee Road Runners
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 356/1621
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 35/133
Pre-race routine:

Got up, drank some coffee and loaded up the stroller and drove to the race. Met up with some people and chatted before race time.
Event warmup:

not much- just went to pee behind a dumpster and very little stretching
Run
  • 46m 27s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

I decided to do this race last minute, knowing I would have to push the stroller, but it was a good way to see some friends and have a nice workout. little did I know I would come to kick ass!
I started toward the back because I had the stroller, and at the start I really had a hard time getting through the crowd with the stroller-it was walls of people and I could not be very nimble, so I did the best I could and still had a good pace at the 1 mile mark. then I started laying down the hammer. I was screaming past people at this point and managed a 6:59 mile for mile 2- that's when I knew I had a chance to PR- so I went pedal to the medal and enjoyed the last 2 miles of mostly descent (my son was having a great time too racing with daddy)
What would you do differently?:

1. lose some weight
2. continue to build
3. try it without a stroller and 3 yr old!
Post race
Warm down:

met up with the BT and NAMC gang- then went to j Christophers for breakfast and destroyed an omelette.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

stroller- although I dont think it made a big difference- maybe 30 seconds? It was nice in the downhils, but It has a slight alignment issue pulling it to the right, so correcting it took extra energy, as well as slowing down the extra weight.

Event comments:

Great fast race course and very organized. I would reccomend it.




Last updated: 2008-03-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:27 | 06.21 miles | 07m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/133
Overall: 356/1621
Performance: Good
Somehow the time on my garmin and the official time doesnt match. I have 6.26 miles onm my garmin at 42.14- and the race time tagged on another 13 seconds- WTF! I started my garmin before the start line and after the finish line! Oh well still a PR
Course: Rolling with a little more 200 feet more descent than ascent- very fast course
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4