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Northampton Cross Country 5K - Run


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Northampton, Massachusetts
United States
Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 35m 16s
Overall Rank = 91/94
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Driving fast and cursing at red lights and people who won't turn right on red. HR up to about 115 from this activity.
Event warmup:

Jogging quickly from car parking space to sign-up table. 45 seconds of stretching before the starting gun.
Run
  • 35m 16s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 20s  min/mile
Comments:

Didn't have fuel belt and was thirsty before I started and stayed thirsty.
I worked on rapid leg turnover and getting HR into the 175-184 range. Pretty successful this time - couldn't make myself go faster in the triathlon the day before yesterday so today was all about finally pulling the speed and higher HR out of me.

I think this was my fastest time on this course. I walked on hills but never for long.
Post race
Warm down:

Looking for my daughter. She didn't come in and didn't come in and I started going backwards on the course looking for her. Darkness was falling and I pictured her lying in a ditch with compound fractures of bones sticking out of her legs. I ran backwards on the course calling her name. No luck.

About a mile in I came across someone running the course from the other direction (also looking for the girls) and the mother of the other girl that was with my daughter and we determined that absolutely no one was on this course so we walked back still calling for them.

Discovered the other girl had twisted her ankle and my daughter walked back with her but took a 'short cut' that took them off course and we just crossed paths somehow. Anyway, she DNF after two miles but I'm glad she was there to be with the other girl and she was in excellent spirits about this race. I took her out for chinese food and she was cheerful in my general direction and that was prize enough for me!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Old age. I'm telling you, I'm not getting any younger!




Last updated: 2005-08-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:16 | 03.11 miles | 11m 20s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/94
Performance:
Avg HR 180, with 1st half avg 177, 2nd half avg 185, sprint avg 188 max 191. No mile split, but half way was 17:06, mile two was 4:53 more = 21:59, mile 3 was 12:15 more, then last .1 was 1:00
Course: Lovely cross country run.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2005-08-30 8:42 PM

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2005-08-30 10:55 PM
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Sounds like a good race - glad your daughter was ok, and nothing really bad happened.

"Cheerful in my general direction." - Yeah, sounds like a teenager.

2005-08-31 7:15 AM
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Good race for you, and be proud of your daughter DNF on the last race for a friend.  She'll make a good athlete with such sportmenship 
2005-09-01 6:31 AM
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That is a fast HR
2005-09-01 8:32 AM
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renegadebuddhacoach - 2005-09-01 7:31 AMThat is a fast HR


Yeah.  I estimate my Max HR around 200.  I get pretty unhappy when it gets over 185 and when it's over 190 I'm thinking exclusively of stopping whatever I'm doing.

This race was run just about where I like to see a race pace: in the low 180's.  I can do it for 3 miles but not 4.  I'm not sandbagging.

My last two triathlons I was disappointed in how low my run HR was, I felt like I had more in me but I just couldn't pull it out for the run.

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2005-09-04 6:55 PM
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Nice going -- I'm so impressed that you stayed with this race despite hip and all. Enjoy recovery. 

2005-09-04 8:04 PM
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Nice race...good job of making your goal...keeping your HR up and pushing as much as you could.

Scary Mom moments but it is great your daughter stopped and helped someone else...you should be super proud.

Keep up the good training...you are improving!! Hope to meet you at one of these races one day.

2005-09-04 8:14 PM
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Nice job with the race and you should be so proud of your daughter for thinking of someone else! That is so rare these days with kids.
Take a break!
2005-09-04 8:16 PM
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Nice race.  Glad you found your daughter safe and sound.   that must have been scary for you.  Do you live in Northampton?  I went to Smith
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