Lakefront Discovery Run - Run15k


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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Badgerlandstriders
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 23m 35s
Overall Rank = 430/761
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 41/50
Pre-race routine:

Having plenty of time to prep for this race was great except the wheels feel off with about a week to go. My training volume and pace had me convinced of doing better than my final finish time, but being my first 15K (and first in costume) I'm ok with it.

No breakfast for the drive up to MKE, took down some fluids (too much to be exact)and popped a gel 5 minutes to start
Event warmup:

chatted with the donks and had the first of two bathroom stops
Run
  • 1h 23m 25s
  • 9.3 miles
  • 08m 58s  min/mile
Comments:

Ran with Scott and Jim, good pace and comments of those we were passing were mostly funny. Once again the few hills really took a toll on me as well as a pair of shoes that were running their last race.

Stayed with Scott and Jim up to about 7.5 and then my bladder told me to find relief or else my double knit poly pants were in for it

Felt better after the rest stop , but then knew any time goal was out of the question, had fun at the beer stop and enjoyed running in to the finish
What would you do differently?:

Eat Before , less liquids
Train the week of
Post race
Warm down:

Half a bagel and photo op with donks in costume, beers at the ale house, talked to Travis's Mom ( he comes from good stock)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

no food pre race
poor training last 7-10 days

Event comments:

Glad I decided on the 15K and in costume, was a lot of fun




Last updated: 2008-09-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:23:25 | 9.3 miles | 08m 58s  min/mile
Age Group: 41/50
Overall: 430/761
Performance: Below average
using my low tech timex splits were somthign like this 9:05 17:17 (2-3) 8:39 8:41 8:32 8:30 9:46 (bathroom stop) 9:25 (bathroom stop 3:31 (beer stop)
Course:
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race?
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