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Comments: I was not prepared for this course. Yesterday, I swam 2000, rode 68 and ran 4 miles at a 7:00 pace... I decided to do this course so that I could go for a PR. I had no idea that more than half the course was uphill nor did I know that the town where the race was held was at 7000 feet above sea level! Boy o Boy, what a surprise! Within in 1/2 mile I knew I was in for a world of hurt and I also knew that I would not be PRing today! What would you do differently?: Choose an easier 5K. Other than that, I ran as hard as I could.  Post race
Warm down: Hung out... talked with some of the finishers. What limited your ability to perform faster: Elevation and uphills Event comments: OK, I didn't get the course or race that I was looking for. But efforts like this are worth their weight in gold. Anytime you can max out your hr for a sustained run, you win. It is as simple as that. I look forward to the Big Sky Duathlon next Saturday! This was the perfect tune-up! Also, I was talking to some younger runner before the race about triathlon and sucking at swimming. Anyway, after the race we got together and chit chatted with some of the faster runners. At a certain point everyone was talking about the colleges they ran for and someone asked me who I ran for... To their surprise I told them I didn't run in college... The kid that I talked to is a full ride Kansas State runner and a 33 min 10K runner. He beat me by less than 10 seconds today. The top 6 or 7 runners were all within a minute of each other and the course allowed no one to break 17 minutes. All in all, I did well! Drink up and be somebody! Also, I'm looking for a FAST 5K course. Preferably in the Denver area... know of any? I'd love to see what I could do at sea level... Last updated: 2008-06-01 12:00 AM
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 2008-06-01 4:46 PM |
Expert  622   Conifer, Colorado |  Subject: Stop, Drop and Run 5K |
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Drove down from Denver... I had to make a huge detour because of the Elephant Rock Century in Castle Rock. Arrived, wrote a check, had a sip of water, got to the starting line, set my watch, talked to a couple of the fast guys and then go!
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