Peachtree Road Race 10K - Run10k


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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Atlanta Track Club
73F / 23C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 45m 37s
Overall Rank = 966/50,000
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Rivi picked me up, and we drove to the start.. well, we got dropped off at the start.
Event warmup:

Lots of stretching in the sub-seeded corral. Back was really giving me problems. All due to tightness elsewhere.
Run
  • 45m 37s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I earned my 2nd peachtree Mug! Woot!!

Didn't feel good at all. Was really tight, just about everywhere. Pushed as much as I could, but felt a slowdown hit at about 17th street. Goal was 43 something, but ended up with 45 something. Lost two minutes over last year... BUT.. an interesting fact. Last year, the top thousand cutoff was in the 44's. this year it ended in the 46's, so the top 1000 as a whole lost two minutes as well. The turn up Juniper was tough. If someone says it wasn't, then they weren't running hard enough prior to that point.

Note: Love running up with the fasties, i just wonder where they all train.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk to the Civic Center parking lot, then over to O'Terrills for 3 beers.. well, 4 beers thanks to the extra ticket from the brown dogs. ;)

After that, Jumped on Marta, south to the west line, then west to Bankhead, then picked up and off to a well deserved nap.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training, not performing well in Triathlon or Running at this point, but I am working on Turning that around.

Event comments:

It's the Peachtree Road Race.. largest 10k in the world. Great event every year.




Last updated: 2008-05-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:45:37 | 06.2 miles | 07m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/50,000
Performance: Below average
Course: The year, the start was moved up 100 yards or so, and the finish was at the Civic Center due to the Drought (yeah right) forcing the event out of Piedmont park.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5