Kelowna Midsummer 8k - Run8k


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Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
Interior Running Association
25C / 77F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 46m 17s
Overall Rank = 190/265
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 13/21
Pre-race routine:

Up at 6am. Coffee, yogurt with mango and oatmeal. Water. Left about 7:30am. 5 minute drive.
Event warmup:

Walked around, stretched.
Run
  • 46m 22s
  • 8 kms
  • 05m 48s  min/km
Comments:

Legs felt good the whole race. I was worried because I did a hard 70km the day before. Kept a nice steady 5:50 pace for first half, then sped up the second half. Many people passed me at first but then I started passing people in second half. I screwed up in the last 2 km. I thought I only had one km left so I started sprinting. Later realized I had 2km so my last km was slower as I was tired.
What would you do differently?:

Read markers more carefully. Dummy. Maybe have lap number showing on Garmin screen.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a lot, drank lots of water, stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. I didn't go super hard.

Event comments:

Well done. I had a lot of fun.




Last updated: 2008-06-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:22 | 08 kms | 05m 48s  min/km
Age Group: 0/21
Overall: 0/265
Performance: Good
I was 72/128 amongst the women.
Course: Flat, fast, well organized.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4