Gorilla Grind - Run10k


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Pittsburg, Kansas
United States
Pittsburg State University Army ROTC and Pittsburg Rotary Club
46F / 8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 43m 48s
Overall Rank = 5/35
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 1/6
Pre-race routine:

Chatted with friends. Enjoyed the cool air. Drank the rest of my luke warm coffee. No streching or warm up, what's that all about that anyway?
Aren't you going to run get hot and sweaty then stretch after?
Event warmup:

Ha!
Run
  • 43m 48s
  • 6.12 miles
  • 07m 09s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run inspite of course being about a block short. Great morning for a run temp was 46* and no wind. Sunny and freindly crowd. only one water station at the half way turn around.
What would you do differently?:

Speak to the race directer about making the course a full 10k.

Post race
Warm down:

Very light stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

only myself. And not haveing every moment of the day to train.

Event comments:

Always a good crowd and the oldest race in southeast Kansas.




Last updated: 2008-10-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:43:48 | 06.12 miles | 07m 09s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/6
Overall: 5/35
Performance: Good
Short course. Several runners came up with 6.12 or 6.13 miles on their Garmin.
Course: Flat only one incline on e. Ford Street before the intersection at Rouse. Some sideqlk otherwise sharing the road with the traffic. Army ROTC cadets blocked traffic at the intersections.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4