Army 10 Miler - Run10 Mile


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Army
65F / 18C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 37m 59s
Overall Rank = 10509/18857
Age Group = 46-50
Age Group Rank = 270/774
Pre-race routine:

Had an English muffin with peanut butter and honey and a bottle of water on the way into town. Also had a gel about 10min prior to race start.
Event warmup:

Some stretching and a lot of walking to get there.
Run
  • 1h 37m 59s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 48s  min/mile
Comments:

With my recent move, I had not had a single run in the last 2.5 weeks. I had trained for the Patriots Half Ironman, scheduled for Sept. 6, so I was pretty well there anyway, but I had only run about 3 times since that first weekend in Sept. I was concerned a bit about this race.

I kept a steady pace, stopped at each water stop, and had a gel at mile 4 and another at about mile 8. Seemed to work well for me to keep the energy level even.

In the end, I was very pleased with the results, ran faster than the pace in the Cherry Blossom, felt good overall, only walked up 2 of the last hills to keep the HR down, and actually had a PR!!
What would you do differently?:

A bit more focused training, preferably with intervals to keep working on the overall pace. Not take off the 2.5 weeks prior to the race.
Post race
Warm down:

stretching on my way back to the car.

I did drive to Michigan directly after the race-- every time I stopped at a rest stop and got out of the car, my first few strides I was stooped over and tight, looked like an old woman! :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Absolutely no interval work this summer.

Event comments:

Great race overall. Loved to see the soldiers on the route, both at the aid stations, and those doing the run. Was inspiring to see the injured soldiers in there doing this run-- truly amazing. Tho i have to say it was humbling being passed by a blind man. :)




Last updated: 2008-04-12 12:00 AM
Running
01:37:59 | 10 miles | 09m 48s  min/mile
Age Group: 270/774
Overall: 10509/18857
Performance: Good
Course: Nice and flat pretty much until the last mile. I anticipate some hills in the last mile, just not as many little ones as there were.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5