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Virginia is for Lovers - Run15k


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Virginia Beach, Virginia
United States
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47F / 8C
Overcast
Total Time = 1h 12m 57s
Overall Rank = 321/4000
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 54/182
Pre-race routine:

Normal pre run routine nothing different
Event warmup:

slow jogged thru the parking lot for about 10 min before hitting the corrals. They were trying to line us up 20 min early
Run
  • 1h 12m 57s
  • 8.7 miles
  • 08m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Overall race was good. Started out with my 10K pace and figured I would run it out then drop some pace at the end but I kept a good pace thru the entire run.
I used my new race number/gel belt and forgot the gels. So no nutrition for the race. I feel I could have used at least one gel; about mile 5 I started feeling worn down and tired. Normal for me, given the effort I was throwing down.
The M&Ms were after mile 6 but could hardly choke them down with no water.

AHR 165 Max HR 175
Split Time Distance Avg Pace
Sum 1:12:57 8.71 8:25
1 8:19.1 1.00 8:19
2 8:19.6 1.00 8:20
3 8:17.2 1.00 8:17
4 8:23.6 1.00 8:24
5 8:30.0 1.00 8:30
6 8:30.1 1.00 8:30
7 8:28.6 1.00 8:29
8 8:41.9 1.00 8:42
9 5:45.2 0.71 8:07
What would you do differently?:

Race nutrition.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back out on the course about 1.5 mile to pick up my wife, then jogged back to the finish with her.




Last updated: 2012-02-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:12:57 | 08.7 miles | 08m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 54/182
Overall: 321/4000
Performance:
Course: Course was good, very little elevation change. Nice wide roads/paths for runners. Well organized event. Only small complaint is the aid stations... They had an aid station handing out M&Ms but nothing to wash them down with... sure could have used a splash of H2O after those M&Ms.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2012-02-11 2:36 PM

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2012-02-11 3:10 PM
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Great job Brent!
2012-02-11 3:39 PM
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Master
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Nice job!   I would have wanted MILK after the m&ms!!!
2012-02-11 3:51 PM
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Nice splits! What was the wind like?
2012-02-11 4:00 PM
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awesome job!  this is a cool distance. 
2012-02-11 5:47 PM
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Looks like you had a great race there Brent!


2012-02-11 10:57 PM
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DougRob - 2012-02-11 4:51 PM Nice splits! What was the wind like?

We had a slight northern breeze picking up near the end of the race, maybe 10mph at most but only affected about a mile of the course that was really open.  

2012-02-11 10:59 PM
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Thanks for the comments!

2012-02-13 11:12 AM
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Congrats on a great race at a great pace, Brent! I carry my own water for JUST the chance of washing down free M & M's! Just sayin'.
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