Syracuse Mountain Goat 10 mile run - Run10 Mile


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Syracuse, New York
United States
55F / 13C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 31m 47s
Overall Rank = 1184/1918
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 60/123
Pre-race routine:

Ate toast with peanut butter and honey and a banana around 7. Drank some water at honme and on the way to the race. Got there early, walked about .5 mile to the race start, stood in line for the bathrooms for about 20 min.
Event warmup:

Walk from my car.
Run
  • 1h 31m 47s
  • 10.08 miles
  • 09m 07s  min/mile
Comments:

I felt really good today. My first mile was a little fast, but it was hard to keep it in at the start, and a ton of people were passing me so I felt like I was going slower than I actually was. I did great on the hills, but did walk the last 10 yards of Colvin (the longest, steepest hill) because my HR was way high. Once I made it to the top of Colvin, I really felt like I was home free. After the Thornden Park hill (short and steep) which went great, I picked it up for the last two miles.
What would you do differently?:

Train more hills.
Post race
Warm down:

Stood around and ate with my friend, Kristin, and some other triathletes.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Hmmm...the hills? I felt this was a great race for me, and I just need to train the hills a little more.

Event comments:

This is always a well-put on race. I love the course, and it's one of the biggest races I do (almost 2000 runners this year). The only reason I don't give this a five is because it's just not as fun as a triathlon. I feel like the camaraderie at a triathlon is just so much better. Everyone is cheering each other on and talking along the way. This race wasn't like that. Sure, there were some people making jokes or cheering each other on, but many times I would give a hoot at the top of a hill, or say something to absolute silence. I guess that is one of the reasons I am a triathlete and not a runner!


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Last updated: 2009-01-28 12:00 AM
Running
01:31:47 | 10.08 miles | 09m 07s  min/mile
Age Group: 60/123
Overall: 1184/1918
Performance: Good
1 08m 47s 1.00 miles 08m 47s /mile 168 190 2 09m 30s 1.00 miles 09m 30s /mile 180 190 3 09m 32s 1.00 miles 09m 32s /mile 181 188 4 08m 50s 1.00 miles 08m 50s /mile 174 184 5 09m 04s 1.00 miles 09m 04s /mile 174 183 6 09m 35s 1.00 miles 09m 35s /mile 176 184 7 09m 46s 1.00 miles 09m 46s /mile 176 189 8 09m 24s 1.00 miles 09m 24s /mile 176 188 9 08m 28s 1.00 miles 08m 28s /mile 174 183 10 08m 24s 1.00 miles 08 24s /mile 186
Course: Very hilly, 10-mile course through the city of Syracuse, although my Garmin put it at 10.08.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4