Better Life 5K+1 - Run5k


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Victor, New York
United States
Thompson Health Family Practice
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 29m 24s
Overall Rank = 41/161
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 7/14
Pre-race routine:

I got up and thought about biking to the race, but decided not to as it was a bit cool and the legs were tired from yesterdays bike ride. Other wise, just some cereal and coffee.

Connie and I got checked in and chatted with Dudley for a bit. Mike and Kam came in a bit later and joined us as well.
Event warmup:

Dudley, Mike and I jogged a few hundred yards to the start line.
Run
  • 29m 24s
  • 3.73 miles
  • 07m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Took off with Kam and felt ok until the first big hill. We were in the mid 6 range and I knew I couldn't carry that up the hills. So I backed it off a bit. Wasn't too long after that Mike came by with some good advice on leaning forward some. I know when I push too hard I tend to lean back. After recovering a bit, I settled into a nice pace and went with the terrain. My goal today was to keep it under 8 min/mile (although I was hoping to be closer to 7:30). But the second mile at 8:25 killed that.

All in all, a day to race with some great company.
What would you do differently?:

I am focusing on training for LP, so I really haven't trained for shorter distances much. Plus I need to train tomorrow so, I would not do anything different today. Maybe I could lose some more weight so the uphills would be a bit easier.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed a water and walked around a bit. Cheered Dudley in, then jogged about 3/4 of a mile up to push Connie in.
Watched a biggest loser receive his crown! Congrats on that Dudley!!! Watched the awards. Congratulations to Kam on her 1st in AG and Mike on his 2nd place in AG!!!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

40 years of bad habits and still being heavy for a runner.

Event comments:

They do a nice job with race. It was adjusted to a 6K this year due to road construction. Enough people liked the new course, especially Mike, that they may keep it a 6K in the future.




Last updated: 2008-04-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:24 | 03.73 miles | 07m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/14
Overall: 41/161
Performance: Average
Course: A few up hills and a couple of nice down hills
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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