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Park to Park 5 Miler - Run5 Mile

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Houston, Texas
United States
Herman Park
50F / 10C
Overcast

Total Time = 29m 2s
Overall Rank = 24/666
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 5/18

Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 5:55 right away I ate 2 bags of oatmeal and a banana. Then I check the weather out, wind direction and then went to the bathroom. Left for the race at 6:30, arrived at 7:00.

Event warmup:

Did roughly 2 miles as a warmup with some running buddies. Finished warmup with 7-6min till race started. Perfect.

Run

29m 2s
5 miles
05m 49s min/mile

Comments:

Was a good run, I made sure I didn't go with the surge that always happens at the start and ran my pace. Because of this after the first 100m I was never passed. I spent the first mile passing up people who opened up too quick and falling into my pace. Right around 1.5 miles I caught a guy who was running good so I stayed on his hills for the next 1.5 miles. Since all the mile markers were way off I asked him what his garmin said for pace. It was at 5:43, a little bit quick but who knows if it was 100% either way? Then I put in a slight surge to get away from him and the group that was closing in behind us. After that it was just me till the end when the group behind me started to surge. I held them off but just by a handful of seconds.

What would you do differently?:

Nothing, unless the mile markers were correct. ;)

Post race

Warm down:

I got caught up talking, only got 1mile cool down or so.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm happy with the perfomance, but if they had mile markers I do believe I would of gone sub 29:00.

Event comments:

They had a few problems this year, but that still can't change that it's a great race. Being just about the only point to point running race in Houston, you can't pass it up. :)

Last updated: 2008-02-25 12:00 AM

Running
00:29:02 \| 05 miles \| 05m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	5/18
Overall:	24/666
Performance:	Good
Course:	Point to Point flat course that starts down town, goes through some neighbor hoods, city streets then ends up by the Houston Zoo.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	No
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4