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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
45F / 7C
Total Time = 1h 27m 42s
Overall Rank = 2957/5870
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 505/1010
Pre-race routine:

Routine? Show up right before it starts of course.. do people have routines? If so I will have to work on my dance moves so I have a routine ready for Kinetic.

I did eat some type of fancy bar, I think Clif and drank a water
Event warmup:

Jogged some for the Navy-Archive stop. And then warmed it up in the pre-race Porta-Pots, and made sure to miss the start
Run
  • 1h 27m 42s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 46s  min/mile
Comments:

Having never raced the distance, my plan was to start out slower and speed up based on feel. Shelly and I missed the start of the Blue Corral, so we started with the Orange Corral, as a result we weaved more Shelly on I95. The garmin showed 10.1 miles (hence 11miles in the splits) with an 8:39 pace at the end due to weaving so much, but man it was a log jam. Since this was my first 10 miler we upped the ante and made it a trail run for the first few miles. Overall first couple miles felt great.

Around mile 2 or so bumped into NewLeaf and Z. Ran with NL till about mile 5, and then he pulled a stealth ninja move and disappeared into the nightcherry blossoms. So for the rest of the way it was S. and I pacing and pushing each other.

Crossed the 10k in a new PR, does it count in a 10 miler?? ;) and then my buddy Mr IT Band joined in for the final three and a half miles. At first it wasn't bad, but got worse to the point where I would grimace on each step. Said to myself, time to push and go the distance. I cued up the Rocky music in my head, grabbed a beer (which gave me a little extra punch) and headed for the home stretch. Around mile 8 I broke from Shelly to try push it down the stretch, and got a 15 second lead I was off ;)

The final two miles I tried to drop my pace around 8:15 then 8:00. I started a little early and had to back off a bit because of a side cramp, but I found that 3rd gear (no 4th or 5th in this engine) and motored home to beat my goal pace pf 1:30. I was able to do an almost perfect 51/49 negative split like Joe Friel says is so important for a good race.
What would you do differently?:

Start with the right corral, hopefully more people with similar paces. Other than that I was very happy with my performance.
Post race
Warm down:

Walking between metros, and a hardy lunch in Crystal City with the crew. Then an Ice Bath when I got home.. I am thinking I will replace all my showering with ice baths since I love them so much!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

A few things:
1. Start with the right corral, hopefully more people with similar paces would reduce extra running and weaving
2. Train for more than 4 weeks; one month ago, with my IT band injury, I was only running 10 minutes at about 11min/mile pace

Event comments:

Enjoyed it a lot. First time doing a big race, and really enjoyed it. Wish I could have seen the elites zoom by, but having to hit Haine point first meant they were done:)




Last updated: 2007-12-13 12:00 AM
Running
01:27:42 | 10 miles | 08m 46s  min/mile
Age Group: 505/1010
Overall: 2957/5870
Performance: Good
M1: 8:53 167 AHR, M2: 8:53 174 AHR, M3: 8:55 175 AHR, M4: 8:38 179 AHR, M5: 8:54 179 AHR, M6: 8:39 181 AHR, M7: 8:37 180 AHR, M8: 8:43 182 AHR, M9: 8:28 182 AHR, M10: 7:58 185 AHR, M11: 7:58 190 AHR
Course: (Thanks NL for the description) Flat and fast... Washington Monument to Hains Point, along the river, Rock Creek Parkway, across Memorial Bridge, back to the monument.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2008-04-06 10:13 PM

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2008-04-06 10:18 PM
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1. Great race. Seriously, you are on track for an amazing first full season

2. I drive VERY well. Thank you.

3. Late is the new early.

4. Nice outfit (richard simmons glitter tank with the shortest running shorts known to man highlighting money quads and 70s style knee braces).

5. It's going to be fun to watch you pr all the time this season.

6. Ice baths rock.

2008-04-07 4:02 AM
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Pretty sweet race for you, especially when just a few weeks ago you weren't even sure you were going to do it.  I need to get some glittery shorts like you for the next race.  Way to break that 1:30 barrier with room to spare.  Next year we'll be shooting for sub 8s. 
2008-04-07 6:12 AM
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I'm sure that it was a Pria Bar.
2008-04-07 6:33 AM
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nice race slake.  congrats on your first 10-miler.  now go get that IT band good to go.

2008-04-07 6:50 AM
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Sorry I missed the awesome outfit! Great job!


2008-04-07 7:20 AM
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3558 - 2008-04-07 7:12 AM I'm sure that it was a Pria Bar.

3558 likes Luna bars.

2008-04-07 7:50 AM
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shelly123 - 2008-04-07 8:20 AM

3558 - 2008-04-07 7:12 AM I'm sure that it was a Pria Bar.

3558 likes Luna bars.



There is nothing wrong with that - we accept 3558 how he is.

Oh and great race Scott!!! I'm sorry I did not see or get any pics of you in that outfit!
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2008-04-07 8:47 AM
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I loved your shorts! Seriously, you pulled one great run!
2008-04-07 9:19 AM
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Good job for a first 10 miler.  I think your 10K PR counts, I got a 5 mile PR of 38:52.  I need to read this Joe theory of 51/49.  Dck and I share an alternate theory on running.
2008-04-07 8:05 PM
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Great race, congratulations! Did you really wear the Richard Simmons outift? Pictures?


2008-04-07 8:35 PM
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Congrats on a great race, especially since you haven't been running all that much.  Way to hang in there with ITB problems.

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2008-04-08 8:16 PM
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Nice job, especially considering your ITB challenges. You groaned the whole last month, wasn't sure if you were going to be running back of the pack with me   would have liked the company, though!!

Sorry i missed the richard simmons shorts... (or maybe not?!)  Oh, and I don't care what you say, ice baths do NOT rock!!

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