Rock Creek Trail Series Race #1 - Run5k


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Topeka, Kansas
United States
Great Plains Running Company
42F / 6C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 25/27
Age Group = 50-54
Age Group Rank = 1/1
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 6:00, dressed and drank a protein shake. Had to drive 40 minutes to the race. Picked up bib numbers, put those on and sat in the car for awhile because it was really windy and really cold!! BRRR!!
Event warmup:

Stretched some, probably could have done more. Drank some hot coffee to try and warm up some. Took some short sprints to warm up and then jumped around waiting in line! The wind chill was something like 36 degrees!
Run
  • 49m 39s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 15m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

The race started uphill for about a quarter of a mile on asphalt before you hit the trailhead. I felt like I always do when I start running...like I'm gonna die. So I ran all the way to the trailhead adn then as far as I thought I could and then I would walk about 30 seconds, then pick up the running again. I did this until I got really messed up with some mud and twisted my ankle. It was uncomfortable and hurt so I walked it out til I knew that my ankle was okay. Then took up runnning/walking again. My time was really bad but I had never run in the muck and mud before so it was a good learning experience and I did enjoy the scenery. It was cool! Next time I will realize the difference between running on a road and running in the muck and mud on a trail!
What would you do differently?:

Dress in a little more crummy clothes taking into account the mud. I would have probably pushed myself more to walk less and run more.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretched and walked around a bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The mud, the cold and wet.

Event comments:

The race director and staff put on an excellent race. The post race breakfast was awesome with breakfast burritos, chips, bananas, oranges. Plenty of hot coffee and pop. The awards looked like granite (using the name Rock Creek Trail Series) and there were lots of raffles given away...I won a new pair of Merril Trail Shoes! The weather could have been warmer and that would have made it more enjoyable, but that's not something that can be controlled.




Last updated: 2008-05-04 12:00 AM
Running
00:49:39 | 03.11 miles | 15m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/1
Overall: 0/27
Performance: Average
Course: Trail through the Lake Perry trial system. It had rained heavily the prior days before so the course was full of water and mud. And not just kind of mud, but major mud. Real sticky and gooey. There were spots where the mud and water was pretty deep. But it was so incredibly beautiful with the trees and the lake that you saw through the trees. The course was flat on a few spots, but most of it was up and down small hilly spots with lots of tree roots and rocks on the path.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4