Bridge to Bridge 10K - Run10k


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Portland, Oregon
United States
Terrapin Events
37F / 3C
Overcast
Total Time = 51m 31s
Overall Rank = 263/868
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 7/54
Pre-race routine:

Up fairly early to get a bite and get ready to go. I had toast slathered in strawberry jam, part of a yoplait, and some skim. Good amount of food.

I wore cold weather tights, a tank, and a smartwool jersey over the top.
Event warmup:

Widmer brewery wasn't that far from our house, so just drove over and parked on the street. Didn't have any trouble finding somewhere. That was good. We went to find the start, make a potty stop and then warm up for 10 minutes or so. It was COLD!
Run
  • 51m 31s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 18s  min/mile
Comments:

Wow. I have never run that hard in my life. Paced hubby for a bit - but we got separated, and then I couldn't keep up. Caught him just before the first bridge to find out the pace. 8:06. No wonder I was having trouble. I didn't catch him again, but did follow him about 50 feet back for quite a while.

Last year, my race pace had my HR in the 150s to 160s. I learned during this race that I can run 6 miles at very nearly max (for me max is 182 I think.) I would have never thought it.

This year, we started at the front and got passed the whole time. We did pass some people, but mostly, we were passed. Last year, we started pretty much at the total back, and passed everyone. It is a whole different feeling. Not sure what is better. I was definitely pushed to run faster than ever, but ego-wise, listening to people chat as they pass me is totally annoying. LOL!!

Last year, I ran this race on my own in 54:48,an 8:49 pace, so I'm pretty happy to be able to cut 3:17 off my time. How cool is that?!?
What would you do differently?:

Wear less. My tights were a bit too warm. (Sure were nice while waiting though.) Check some warm clothes for at the end. We got food inside the brewery, but it was COLD and it's hard to drink beer when you're shivering.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk around the post race area. It was still about 37 or so - NOT warm.Wewaited in line for food, listened to the kettle and guitar band out front play the cantina song from Star Wars. Went in the brewery, wolfed a bratwurst, made a guy's day by giving him my beer ticket, and headed home for a HOT shower. Couldn't get hubby to run uphill to the car. He just wouldn't do it.

And no, I didn't stretch or anything.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A side stitch at one point. Tripping on god knows what and nearly face-planting somewhere else, and those dratted hills. Actually, I was all out. There was no 'faster'. Ten pounds from now we'll talk again.;)

Event comments:

This was a fun race. As usual, I wasn't hugely impressed with the food. They were very quick on getting it to us though - very well organized.




Last updated: 2008-04-09 12:00 AM
Running
00:51:31 | 06.21 miles | 08m 18s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/54
Overall: 263/868
Performance: Good
Every time I looked at my HRM for the first 2.5-3 miles it was 172-178. At some point after that I saw it at 167. The last 1.5 miles it went back up. Average turned out to be 169.
Course: A bit hillier than last year. They changed the routeto start and end at the Widmer Brewery (being as how they sponsored it and all). This time, the first climb to the bridge was immediately after the start. Ugh. Hard to start straight up a hill. Much of the last mile was up/down/up/down.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4