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Comments: I tried to take the first mile kind of easy, which was facilitated well by the crowds. Wow, were there a lot of women! It was crazy. The time of the first mile sat well with me, and I settled in to a slightly harder pace. I was kind of shocked by my second mile time and tried to ease back just a little bit. There were a couple of inclines during the 3rd mile. Once I hit the halfway point, all I tried to do was keep going as fast as I could without blowing up. Most times, when I looked at my watch (which I never did during any inclines), I was around 182 or 183. Right around my LTHR. The last mile was not the most pleasant, but I was so happy to be kicking the a$$ of my goal time I didn't care! It is so weird to run without swimming and biking first. :) What would you do differently?: Nothing except get there at least an hour later!  Post race
Warm down: I walked around a little bit, turned in my chip, got my bag, and tried in vain to find something dry to wear. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing much. In ways, it was perfect weather for a race. I wasn't overheated at all. I'm super happy with my time; I had hoped for an 11 min/mile pace and thought MAYBE I could do 10:30. Doing <10:20 is just awesome for me. Event comments: There's definately a girl-power vibe in this race, which can actually get on my nerves a little bit, but it is very cool. The water stops didn't have enough volunteers. I actually had to come to a complete stop at one and wait for a cup. Well organized otherwise. Last updated: 2005-10-10 12:00 AM
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 2005-10-10 4:01 PM |
Extreme Veteran  404  Chicago, Il |  Subject: Tufts 10K |
| 2005-10-10 4:20 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Expert 1152  wrightsville beach, North Carolina | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Congrats!!!! I was thinking of all you BT gals when the news had coverage of the start and all that rain!!! Looks like a scenic course and for a great cause. Dry off, warm up and enjoy the day. |
| 2005-10-10 5:59 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Master 1946 | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Nice job ! Would've like to say "hi"- yeah the rain was a not a good intro- but the crowds were good- agree w/ your assess of water stops too. Fun time tho...Good for you! |
| 2005-10-10 6:10 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Member 52 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K I definitely agree that getting there later would be better. They recommended arriving by 10 am; I got there at 10:30 worried that I was late. :-P I guess I was subconsciously leaving time to set up my transition area and pump my tires! Rain or no rain, waiting around for an hour and a half is no fun. Congrats on your great performance! |
| 2005-10-10 6:29 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Elite 3201 South Florida | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Great job Amanda!! You were so fast. It sounds like a fun course to run - even better if it wasn't raining. If I am up there next year I want to try this race. |
| 2005-10-10 8:48 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Pro 4612 MA | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Nice job Amanda! |
| 2005-10-11 9:48 AM in reply to: #262922 |
Buttercup 14334 | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Hey, Scout, GREAT job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| 2005-10-11 11:14 AM in reply to: #262922 |
Champion 5183 Wisconsin | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K the girl power got on your nerves? Whoa! I dig that crap. You smoked it, that 2nd mile was almost surreal! |
| 2005-10-11 4:04 PM in reply to: #263409 |
Extreme Veteran 404 Chicago, Il | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K possum - 2005-10-11 11:14 AM the girl power got on your nerves? Whoa! I dig that crap. Yeah *hangs head in shame*. It's just too rah-rah for me.  When I saw that 2nd mile split, I thought, "Oh shit! I'm going too fast. I'm going to blow up!" |
| 2005-10-11 4:44 PM in reply to: #263667 |
Member 52 Cambridge, MA | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K A lot of that rah-rah gets on my nerves too. I had to laugh yesterday (at the Tufts 10K) when we *finally* started moving and the announcer's enthusiastic "Everyone - wave at the camera - right here!!" boomed out of fifty different loudspeakers, mostly nowhere near the camera... |
| 2005-10-11 4:58 PM in reply to: #262922 |
Extreme Veteran 596 ma | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Hey Amanda....nice job on the race! I wish I had found you and Mary before the race, we were hanging out downstairs by my car...dry and warm!!!! Darn!! |
| 2005-10-13 7:18 AM in reply to: #262922 |
Champion 19812 MA | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Nice race...cool that you did so great at your time....beating your estimate!! All your hard work is paying off. Hope to see you around next year!! Are you coming on the 23rd for the bike foliage tour? |
| 2005-10-13 8:11 AM in reply to: #264457 |
Extreme Veteran 584 coastal NC | Subject: RE: Tufts 10K Beating the pace time you wanted by more than 30s/mile--whoa!! Good race, there. |
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Overall Rank = 2942/4527
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 853/1263
Sat around in the rain after getting there way too early. They were stocked with volunteers, so registration took all of 3 minutes. So I sat down and let it rain on me for a while then peeled off my extra layers and checked my stuff.
Jogged about a half-mile and stretched. Tried to stay warm.