Royal Victoria Marathon 8k - Run8k


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Victoria, British Columbia
Canada
Sunny
Total Time = 39m 14s
Overall Rank = 357/2101
Age Group = M25-30
Age Group Rank = 38/69
Pre-race routine:

Got up drank a few cups of coffee ate and ate an english muffin. Kristi and I then walked down to the race start.
Event warmup:

Nothing. We got there a little late and didn't have any time to get in a warm up.
Run
  • 39m 14s
  • 8 kms
  • 04m 54s  min/km
Comments:

What a race. I have been away from racing for 2 years. In 2007 I finished Ironman Canada and then sat on the couch and gained 45 pounds. 12 weeks ago I decided it was time to get back up off my a$$ and race again. When I started running 12 weeks ago I was 20 pounds heavier and my long runs were at almost 12 min/mi. To run under 8 min/mi at this race is more then I could have ever hoped for.

My original goal was to run this 8k in 50min. Then I beat that on a long run a few weeks ago. So I revised my goal to 44 min with a secret hope that I might be able to get in under 43 min.

The race was an out and back. We got to the race a little late so I ended up spending the first k weaving in and out between people. It took about 2k for the course to thin out a bit. I made it to the turn around in 20:02 and thought I was going to blow up. I was way ahead of schedule and I didn't know if I could hold on. Well forget about that! I ran the second half 19:12. I could hardly believe when I finished that I had managed to run a negative split.

Anyways it feels good to be back. I can't wait to start racing again next summer.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing. Went perfectly.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing. I paced this perfect.

Event comments:

It feels amazing to race again :)




Last updated: 2009-01-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:39:14 | 08 kms | 04m 54s  min/km
Age Group: 0/69
Overall: 0/2101
Performance: Good
Course:
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 5
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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