Festival Foods Turkey Trot - Oshkosh - Run5 Mile


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Oshkosh, Wisconsin
United States
18F / -8C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 46m 46s
Overall Rank = 150/338
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 14/49
Pre-race routine:

Got up and prep'd stuffing, got turkey out..etc.. fed my son breakfast..and finally got dressed, gulped a coffee or 2, gobbled (no pun) a breakfast bar down in the car during the 20 min ride. Froze my bamboozles off while waiting to start race. Went by my lonesome but saw a couple of peeps I knew.
Event warmup:

Went back to car for a spell...drank some coffee, water...then hit portopots.
Run
  • 46m 46s
  • 5.01 miles
  • 09m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Was cold when we started...fingers and toes..but by the end, I was unzipping clothes to let air in...whew! Paced myself between 2 young guys and another guy around my age..they'd pass, i'd pass etc... then at end, I pushed it more. Ankles felt a bit stiff from cold.
What would you do differently?:

Pushed it more sooner. Easy to keep going within a crowd of other runners!
Post race
Warm down:

waited in lines for free mini pumpkin pies and tee shirts...then drove to mother in law's house to pick her up and take her to our house for Thanksgiving.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Cold and I seeded myself to the way back so when we started, I could not pass people very easily.

Event comments:

Great race - well organized. Lots of porto pots, good pies, nice tee shirts.




Last updated: 2008-11-27 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:46 | 05.01 miles | 09m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 14/49
Overall: 150/338
Performance: Good
Race results say my pace was 9:22 which for me is really good considering it was 5 miles.
Course: Big loop...some little gradient in slopes up and down but smooth sailing course.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5