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Elgin Valley Fox Trot - Run10 Mile


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Elgin, Illinois
United States
City of Elgin
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 25m 45s
Overall Rank = 302/685
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 37/62
Pre-race routine:

Well this was a last minute race. Needed a 10 mile run for training, so did this.

Got up about 6am, had small bowl of oatmeal, bananna, and cup of coffee. Headed out about 6:20 and parked, registered, and such by 6:35. Sat in the car and read Runner's World mag and drank a bottle of water.
Event warmup:

About 7:40 hit the bathroom, did some stretching, ran a little to get loose, then headed for the 8am start.
Run
  • 1h 25m 45s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 34s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run, probably a little faster than needed for a training run, but hey what can you do. Felt good in a few stretches, but the hills do take their toll. Good prep for the half coming up.
What would you do differently?:

Not too much, since was a un-planned event.
Post race
Warm down:

Just walked around got a bagel, bananna, water. Then headed back to the car and mixed up and Endurox drink, then drove home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I am just slow.

Event comments:

Could have used another drink station between mile 3 and 6. Other than that, very well done.




Last updated: 2008-05-26 12:00 AM
Running
01:25:45 | 10 miles | 08m 34s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/62
Overall: 0/685
Performance: Good
9:11 8:39 8:24 16:50 (missed mile 4) 8:26 8:21 8:42 8:37 8:06
Course: Started in downtown Elgin, winded through some side streets then up along the Fox River to a turnaround at about mile 6.5, then back into town. the first half is pretty hilly, then is flattens out the last half except for one big hill just before mile 8.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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