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Ft. Hood, Texas
United States
Ft. Hood MWR
75F / 24C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 21m
Overall Rank = 23/155
Age Group = 18-28
Age Group Rank = 1/15
Pre-race routine:

Just got up, got the folks up, loaded the car and headed to Ft. Hood. We picked up our packets, pinned on our numbers, and waited to start. I used the potty once and ate an Espresso GU.
Event warmup:

I ran about 400m just to loosen up.
Run
  • 21m
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 45s  min/mile
Comments:

This was less than a week after the Buffalo Sprints Half-Ironman, and so I had done very little. This was just some 4th of July fun. I could tell my legs were sluggish, and I actually got beat by two women for the first time in this race. Each mile got about 10 secs slower than the previous. Totally for fun, and was thrilled to have my Mom and Dad out there doing it too. They did the walk, though they both ran a couple of downhills and ran the final stretch--they had fun. It was funny hearing them talk about picking off this person in their age group, or beating this one...totally solidified where I got my competitive edge!
What would you do differently?:

Nothing--totally for fun.
Post race
Warm down:

Grabbed water, chit chatted with friends, waited to cheer parents to the finish. They screwed up times a little (no chip time) and didn't have mine, so I didn't get my hardware--but that is truly okay. I know where I placed.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

umm, doing a half-ironman 5 days prior...

Event comments:

The Ft. Hood 5K series is fun, and they are talking about a sprint tri in Sept.




Last updated: 2008-06-26 12:00 AM
Running
00:21:00 | 03.11 miles | 06m 45s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/15
Overall: 23/155
Performance: Average
Course: Out and back loop that starts with a downhill, an uphill, a little flat, a downhill, a final uphill, turn and back to the start. Very well blocked off from traffic, though there isn't much Ft. Hood traffic at 7AM.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 3

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2008-07-15 9:22 AM

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Subject: Freedom Fest 5K

2008-07-15 9:28 AM
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Subject: RE: Freedom Fest 5K
Girl - your recovery is awesome - so soon after BSLT?  I cannot believe it.  Sub 7pace.  You are a machine.  I can't wait to see how you rock that Longhorn course.
2008-07-15 9:43 AM
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Subject: RE: Freedom Fest 5K

that is a smoking time,, that is a really good pace right after a big race

I hope they get that tri going on base for you,, it should be fun...

have a great week

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