Great Scottish Run - Run10k


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Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom
15C / 59F
Overcast
 		Total Time = 46m 9s
Overall Rank = 450/6089
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Two hours before - bowl of museli, banana, electrolyte drink.

Event warmup:

Half hour before - stretches, walk to event
Run
  • 46m 9s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 37s  min/km
Comments:

As usual with the few times I have done 10k, when I hit about 7k I felt knackered. By 8k this passed and I picked up the pace when I realised my time was good. Last 1k pushed really hard, but didnt have anything left for a faster finish. Heart rate sat at 193-194 for last 1k. Felt physically sick upon crossing the finish line, but this passed after a minute.
What would you do differently?:

Not going off so fast when the start of the race is up hill.
Post race
Warm down:

Couple of miles walk back through town to my flat.
Bath that evening.
The next two days my legs were wrecked, quads in particular.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, performed better than expected. More training will hopefully keep improving my times.

Event comments:

Very good race that I will definetly sign up for again next year.




Last updated: 2008-07-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:09 | 10 kms | 04m 37s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 450/6089
Performance: Good
Average heart rate of 184, max rate of 194!!
Course: 238m of incline, quite a bit more than excpected. Started in George square, uphill along St Vincent street to start, with a small loop before climbing over the Kingston Bridge. Then through several areas south of the river I have not been in (really need to explore Glasgow more)before finishing in Glasgow Green.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %2.3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5