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Cross Walk for Kristina - Run5k


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South Lyon, Michigan
United States
South Lyon Church of Christ
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 35m
Overall Rank = 20/100ish
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

The race festivities were held at a local church in South Lyon. This event was to raise money for a woman battling some horrific infection that has cost her all of her limbs. The turn out was great...the woman at the registration table said 75 people had pre-registerd and another 25 or so walked up.

They had a nice little pancake breakfast that I, of course, had to partake in before the race. They offered a jazzercise warm-up on the front lawn. And they even had a nice little car wash going.
Event warmup:

Eating pancakes, watching the ladies doing their jazzercise routine, and a little stretching.
Run
  • 35m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 11m 15s  min/mile
Comments:

I began a conversation with a very nice man named Carl from Milford. He was the guy that brought the pancakes! We ran together the entire time...stopping to walk a couple times. We got to talking so much, I think we didn't realize how damn long it was taking us to finish the run.
What would you do differently?:

Run without walking. Really...I had a nice time. And it was for Charity.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed an ice water. Headed to the car!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I should have warmed up...maybe done some of that jazzercise to get the blood flowing.

Event comments:

It was local and for a good cause. With the lack of advertising...I was surprised at the turn out. They raised a lot of money and I'm glad I participated.




Last updated: 2008-06-02 12:00 AM
Running
00:35:00 | 03.11 miles | 11m 15s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 20/100ish
Performance: Below average
Course: The course was through a neighborhood. We started straight out from the church, then took a right...eventually making two figure eights...and then headed back to where we started.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time?
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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