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New York, New York
United States
66F / 19C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 24m 53s
Overall Rank = 157/993
Age Group = 50-59
Age Group Rank = 4/41
Pre-race routine:

Water just before race - sat in my stomach, ugh
Breakfast was two Pop Tarts twohours before, and some coffee
Arrived 45 minutes early, about right
Event warmup:

Ran for about five minutes. A couple more would have been good. Started too far back so I had to dodge a lot of bodies in the beginning.
Run
  • 24m 53s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 59s  min/km
Comments:

Could have pushed more about two-thirds of the way through
What would you do differently?:

A little less water before the start.
Post race
Warm down:

The usual kicks and stretches.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

didn't train much. Should try to train next year - I could podium this race

Event comments:

Gotta have chip timing at the start, because i really can't compare my time to my own previous efforts.




Last updated: 2014-06-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:53 | 05 kms | 04m 59s  min/km
Age Group: 0/41
Overall: 0/993
Performance: Average
There was chip timing for the finish, but not the start, so I ran maybe 15 seconds or so faster than what is posted - honest! That also means I don't have formal times, though I heard someone call out 8:16 at the mile market, so I must have run that at about 8:00 flat. Other splits - well couldn't get the watch to work.
Course: Two loops in Central Park, mild hills
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4

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