Cooper River Bridge 10K Run - Run10k


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Charleston, South Carolina
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 59m 9s
Overall Rank = 3165/
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 5:45AM. Dressed, ate a granola bar and had a little bit of gatorade/water mix... Got the house together (11 people, 8 runners) and took off to the starting line at 6:30AM. The non runners threw us out close to the start line and we walked the rest... Wanted to eat some Powerbar drops on the way to the starting line, but forgot them in the car in the hustle and bustle of the moment.
Event warmup:

Find the right place to wait for the race to start... Hopping around a little bit and soaking in the athmosphere. Chit-chatted with one of the people out of my group... The only other one starting in the RED area.
Run
  • 59m 9s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 09m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Because of the amount of people, the whole race was kind of stop and go and zig-zagging through the crowds. I started out yelling at the walkers to keep right, but I gave that one up quick. In general the run was good, but I was a little overwhelmed with the masses of people around me. Physically I could have run faster, but I just let myself get sucked up from the pace of the people around me. Also, I got sooo hungry in the middle of the race... I heard later that at the end of the bridge, they were handing out dounuts... Good that I didn't see that.
What would you do differently?:

Be more aggressive... If you want to break the 58 minutes, you have to be a little more aggressive. Eat better before the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked to the water station. Then looked for my friends. After I found them, I got something to eat and had 2 muffins within 10 minutes. Next mistake. That messed up my stomach pretty bad for the remainders of the day.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not enough to eat before race. No experience in big events such as this.

Event comments:

The reason why I 'only' gave 4 out of 5 is, that the package pickup the day before was a mess. If you put your expo in the middle of downtown, you have to come up with something to regulate traffic better.




Last updated: 2008-11-09 12:00 AM
Running
00:59:09 | 06.21 miles | 09m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 3165/
Performance: Below average
Mile 1 9:35mins Mile 2 10:14mins Mile 3 9:48mins Mile 4 9:00mins Mile 5 9:07mins Mile 6 9:04mins .21 2:18mins AVG 170 MAX 191
Course: From Mt Pleasant to Charleston Downtown over the Cooper River Bridge.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %NA
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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