2008 WI USTAF Cross Country Championships - Run5k


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Kenosha, Wisconsin
United States
USATF - Wisconsin association
33F / 1C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 20m 22s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 2/6
Pre-race routine:

registered and walked ella around park for about 15 minutes
Event warmup:

some light jogging and switched shoes (Xc spikes) did strides and stretching 5 min prior to race
Run
  • 20m 22s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

i ran well - i dion't have speed for 5ks right now. But i felt good on uphills. faded last mile and lost my age group title at 2.5M
What would you do differently?:

more speed work/hill repeats
Post race
Warm down:

not much, some jogging with ella around the park and stretching. was really cold hands/feet

What limited your ability to perform faster:

cold weather was 70F mon/tue/wed then got chilly and now cold and windy

Event comments:

not a mega race - for being USATF Association state championships, it isn't well attended. even the junior olympic races were small fields




Last updated: 2008-11-09 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:22 | 03.11 miles | 06m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 2/6
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
630/622/652/0:38
Course: the 5K course at UW Parkside. hilly, grassy some muddy spots but not really sloppy
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3