Super Sunday 10k - Run10k


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Boston, Massachusetts
United States
Boston Runner
30F / -1C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 07m 2s
Overall Rank = 619/648
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 138/154
Pre-race routine:

Oatmeal, little coffee, little water
Event warmup:

hopped around...
Run
  • 1h 07m 2s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 10m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

I was very excited for this race; i've been training regularly and felt good. That good feeling evaporated as mile 3 started and i realized that i hadn't eased off the training and my legs felt like they were 100lbs each! I started out pretty fast (not as fast at Tufts) but i thought i could maintain for a lot longer than i did. i walked for 30-60 sec at each water stop (which there were 2 and irregularly spaced) and again this didn't give me the usual refreshment.
What would you do differently?:

this was a good pre-Hyannis 10K experience - i'll definitely taper for hyannis.

RUN FASTER
Post race
Warm down:

little vitamin water and a little stretch... then many bloody mary's, chili and nachos with Boston Beginner and Running4Beer

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was over-dressed. it was hard to gauge what the wind was going to do so i went with my running jacket - i was overheated by mile 3 and grumpy and uncomfortable.

Event comments:

the start was NOT organized; the start/finish line was pushed back a the end of an industrial park and there were lots of snow and ice piles. NO seeding which i overheard frustrated a lot of 'faster runner' - the head count went from 300 to 1500 from last year so i guess that's just growing pains.




Last updated: 2008-12-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:07:02 | 06.2 miles | 10m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 138/154
Overall: 619/648
Performance: Average
Course: 2 flat loops
Keeping cool Bad Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers?
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3