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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
50F / 10C
Precipitation
Total Time = 1h 40m 54s
Overall Rank = 3696/
Age Group = 45
Age Group Rank = 217/408
Pre-race routine:

Had a bagel with peanut butter and honey before i left the house, and a granola bar. this has worked well for me in the past.


Event warmup:

When i got downtown, stretched some before the race, could have done more of this, tho especially since it was so cold!

Run
  • 1h 40m 54s
  • 10 miles
  • 10m 05s  min/mile
Comments:

Was a bit concerned that my right hamstring or my outer left ankle might start to bother me, as it did on my last 11mile run. I worked hard to make sure i was well hydrated, i stretched a bit more, and had a pre-race massage on Friday to help address those -- it seemed to have worked, as they are not bothering my now. Yay! Feel a bit tired and a bit tight, but overall pretty good.
What would you do differently?:

Work more on the longer distances and intervals before the race. The injuries a few weeks ago and the craziness of travels in the last 3 weeks impacted that directly.

Still need to work on speed!
Post race
Warm down:

Just walking and some stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The last 3 weeks limited my interval work and my last few longer distance runs. I think that would have helped.

Event comments:

The rain made the entire area a mess, especially by the end of the race. It left little desire to stick around for post-race activities.

Coming into the end area, they did not clearly indicate where post-race food was located.

Could have labeled some of the areas better with banners on the outside of the tents.




Last updated: 2007-12-11 12:00 AM
Running
01:40:54 | 10 miles | 10m 05s  min/mile
Age Group: 217/408
Overall: 0/
Performance: Average
first two splits showed a consistent 10:21 pace, but picked up the speed on last 3 miles. HR was pretty good the first 6 miles, ave about 175 Last 6 miles, with the gradual speed increase brought HR up to about mid 180s. I sprinted the last quarter mile, which brought it up even more, to a high of 201 as i crossed the finish line!!
Course: Flat. Nice route thru downtown.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2008-04-06 1:27 PM

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2008-04-06 2:31 PM
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Nice race Jody, especially with all of the stuff you've had going on lately!
2008-04-06 3:03 PM
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Great race Jody... jet lag, traveling, craziness, and still an impressive race today.  Nice job, and good seeing you and the family afterwards.
2008-04-06 3:17 PM
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Great job and i agree..the food tent was hard to find!
2008-04-06 10:22 PM
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You were in Germany less than 48 hrs earlier, then pulled off an awesome race! Congrats and nice seeing you at brunch.

Nice work "oldest tri friend" (not in age but in length of time we have known each other )

2008-04-06 11:16 PM
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Great Job, and I think it was amazing just being out there.. you are one tough chick


2008-04-07 6:31 AM
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Great job!  Way to hang in there with everything that's been going on for you.  Good seeing you yesterday.  
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2008-04-08 4:46 PM
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You did great!
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