Broad Street Run - Run10 Mile


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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
United States
Broad Street Run
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 8h 15m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Ate a bagel on the way up to the race, and sipped water.
Event warmup:

none, really - unless you count using my core strenth not to smash into the people around me during the subway ride up to the start!
Run
  • 2h 03m 41s
  • 10 miles
  • 12m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

Wow, this was an awesome experience for me. Also, I was running with a friend who chose this as her first running race ever! I paced her at an 11:30/12:00 min mile and we stuck together for the first 7-8 miles. At that point, I was starting to run out of gas.... I took a gel around mile 5 and maybe I shoulda taken another at mile 8. I ran/walked the last 2 miles.
What would you do differently?:

Well, this distance is a stretch goal for me. So, honestly I am just psyched that I made it to the shipyards! But, I know i can eventually run the entire distance. SO, I guess, keep training.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around to cool down.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Fitness level. Running is tough for me. I need to just 'keep at it'!

Event comments:

There was a perfect amount of drink stations. The Broad St run is almost an institution in Philly - so all sorts of organizations show up to play music, hand out water, cheer.... it was a great experience for me. I'd definitely do it again, as long as I was feeling good about my ability to finish the entire course again.




Last updated: 2008-03-26 12:00 AM
Running
02:03:41 | 10 miles | 12m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
Course: flat - generally downhill down Broad St to the shipyards
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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