Athens Sister City Shuffle - Run


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 26m 1s
Overall Rank = 392/1432
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 46/102
Pre-race routine:

Woke up nice and late. Ate a waffle, a banana and some Gatorade. Got to the airport with plenty of time. Little confused about picking up number and shirt but it all worked out.
Event warmup:

Porta-Potty stop as usual but not a long wait. Start was delayed 15 minutes for security reasons. Stretched under a tree. Relatively nervous as usual.
Run
  • 26m 1s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

I should have taken my Nike+ Sports Band so I would know what my pace is but alas I did not. The first mile was just positioning to get some clear running. Once you are on the runway it was nice. Second mile I thought was pretty fast but I really couldn't judge it too well even with my watch. I am dummy. 3rd mile I was hurting a little bit and mad because I kept on thinking about this house buying process so I didn't enjoy the scenery too much. I thought I was sprint the last .1 mile but I was passed by everyone and their wheelchair bound grandmother.
What would you do differently?:

Take my Nike+ Sports band and I hope it was configured right. Drink more before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

I headed straight for my car. Grabbed some water, a gatorade and banana. There wasn't much to do there or reasons to hang out. If I had brought Cooper he would have liked all the machinery that was on display and the plane flying above.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My inability to push myself to the limit! Been that way 41 years!

Event comments:

Despite the long lines for registration/packet pickup (or should I say shirt pickup, no schwag) it was cool to run on a runway. I look at it as one time only event unless they open/build another runway at O'Hare. It would have been nice to run with someone I know but oh well. I felt good for this race, except for my usual nervousness, and I could have pushed harder. It was so damn flat.




Last updated: 2008-09-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:01 | 03.11 miles | 08m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 46/102
Overall: 0/1432
Performance: Average
Sorry the time is what the overall clock said, not necessarily my time. I was under 26.
Course: Nice and flat. Started off on a road that leaded to the runway. It was pretty narrow until the runway. I think we did about 2 1/2 miles of the race on the runway. Flat, no wind, sunny!
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4