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Pittsburgh, PA
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 27m 33s
Overall Rank = 931/2870
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 79/169
Pre-race routine:

Got up early for the race took a shower to warm up the muscles...did intial stretches in the shower. Got dressed..stretch through some Yoga poses for 20 mins. I forced myself to eat a piece of WW bread with PB, I also had a GU pack.
Event warmup:

There were so many people its hard to do any additional warming up. This race I madesure that I was dress appropriately.
Run
  • 27m 33s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

I performed quite well on all the hills and was able to keep better pace on the flats due to the new training on flats. The main problem is that there are so many people that you end up bobbing and weaving and sometimes running into people on the course which sucks. A* and my first mile was arond the 10 min mark which was so off but we picked it up when it spread out. Another thing that pissed alot runners off is that there were alot of people walking the run course and not walking the walkers course. They would form a wall that you would have to bust thru. That was a big hinderance.
What would you do differently?:

I wouldn't do a 25 mile bike ride the day before.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and waited for our group. Grabbed a few Bananas and 3 bottles of water.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

People in my way and mentally think the course was longer thhan it actually was.

Event comments:

PR.....woohoo




Last updated: 2005-05-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:27:33 | 03.1 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 79/169
Overall: 931/2870
Performance: Good
Min HR: 132 Avg HR: 171 Max HR: 184
Course: The course was through Schenelye park at started on a hill. The entire course was all hills.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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

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