Rotary Run - Run10k


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Issaquah, Washington
United States
Issaquah Rotary
60F / 16C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 54m 11s
Overall Rank = 342/611
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 27/64
Pre-race routine:

I arrived fairly early, and there was a ton of parking, unlike last year--so that was nice. Picked up my number and Lynne's so she didn't have to wait in the lines that I knew were going to get longer. Ate a Z-Bar and drank some vitamin water and a little bit of coffee I took from the volunteer area (oops!). Lynne and I visited the restrooms at my gym, jogging there to warm up, since it was close by and much cleaner than the porta potties.
Event warmup:

They had someone leading a stretch so we did that with everyone else, then lined up to race, listened to Star Spangled Banner.
Run
  • 53m 11s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

I was #134 of 319 women runners. I felt great on this run, kept a high cadence and even was under an 8 min mile a few times. Afterward I felt that I could have run much more. (10-miler coming up Oct. 26 which will test that theory!)
What would you do differently?:

Make sure Ipod works. It died at 4 miles. Not wear boots out walking the day prior--I had major blisters, luckily they didn't bother me while running. Otherwise just keep on running faster!
Post race
Warm down:

Drank water, cheered for people I knew in the race, and then went to Starbucks with Lynne. Peppermint mocha, mmmm!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, I think I kicked it!

Event comments:

Great race, will do it again for sure next year.




Last updated: 2008-09-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:11 | 06.21 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 27/64
Overall: 342/611
Performance: Good
My goal for this race was first to be under an hour, and better than that would be under 55 minutes--or under a 9-min mile average. I wore my garmin but still can't find where the HRM strap is.
Course: Very flat and fast through the Salmon Days street fair. Nice route, fun. About 4 miles in it meets the end of the 5k route, so there's some bobbing and weaving to do in order to get through the crowd.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4