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Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
Opportunity Village
34F / 1C
Sunny

Total Time = 29m 27s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Caught the bus from the Tropicana to Freemont Street, got a lot of strange looks from the drunks staggering in at 6 am.

Event warmup:

Walked the Freemont Street Experience, took some pictures, visited the porta potties in the casinos several times.

Run

29m 27s
3.11 miles
09m 28s min/mile

Comments:

Supposed to be a slow-paced jogged so as to not wear out for the marathon the following day. Probably went a little faster than that. Was a little warm in the velour Santa suit, wonder if I can get one in CoolMax.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing. This was great fun, and I don't run 5Ks for time anyway.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around a few minutes until Angel finished, then we walked to the bus stop for the ride back down the strip.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Common sense and a Santa suit.

Event comments:

This was all for fun. Opportunity Village is a Las Vegas-based, not-for-profit agency that serves people with intellectual disabilities to improve the quality of their lives and the lives of their families. This was a fundraiser for that organization, and an attempt to break the record for “the Largest Santa Gathering” in the Guiness Book of World Records set last year by district Dial-A-Ride in Newton, UK. The current record is 4,260 and they hoped to double that number. As part of that attempt, your registration fee included a brand new 5-piece Santa Suit.

Not sure if they broke the record or not, still trying to find out, will let you know if I hear. Edit: Final total was only 2600, but they're going to try again next year, again the day before the marathon.

Pictures in my album:
http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnail...

Last updated: 2005-12-11 12:00 AM

Running
00:29:27 \| 03.11 miles \| 09m 28s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	0/
Performance:	Good
Course:	Good little loop around downtown, turned out to be a preview of some of the marathon route.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]	5