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Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run10 Mile


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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
47F / 8C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 11m 33s
Overall Rank = 846/12309
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 113/1008
Pre-race routine:

A group of us stayed at the Crystal City Marriott. I woke up at 515 and searched for some food with no luck. So I showered and went back to the lobby and the sundries store was open. Nutrigrain, water and gatorade was the pre-race meal. On the Metro at 640 and at the race site by 700.
Event warmup:

Very little. Used the porta-cans twice, hyped my girlfriend up and checked my bag. From there I jogged to the start area.
Run
  • 1h 11m 33s
  • 10 miles
  • 07m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

I started off easy and felt OK. I also made sure I was at the front of the corral so I could spend the 1st mile settling in rather zig zagging all over. 71:30 was my reach time and I was not sure if I could do it at first. I started to pick it up after Mile 1 and ran the next 4 miles at the same pace. I wanted to run 36:30 for the 1st 5 and did 36:35 so I was happy. I wanted to close in 35:00 and ran 34:58. I felt it the last 400m so I knew I gave it my all with little to spare. 1:50 under my previous PR so I was very happy.
What would you do differently?:

Not puke the second the announcer said my name!! :)
Post race
Warm down:

Waited for my girlfriend to finish. (She PRed too!)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing.

Event comments:

I tend to shy away from big races but the corral system worked well in my case. The weather was ideal for racing and thankfully the rain stayed away for the most part. I would run this race again next year.




Last updated: 2008-04-09 12:00 AM
Running
01:11:33 | 10 miles | 07m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 113/1008
Overall: 846/12309
Performance: Good
7:32.44/7:16.48/7:15.33/7:15.77/7:15.01/7:05.79/7:08.06/7:00.07/6:51.92/6.52.52.
Course: Flat with a couple of small rises.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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