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Dallas, Texas
United States
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85F / 29C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 21m 25s
Overall Rank = 289/1031
Age Group = cly
Age Group Rank = 6/47
Pre-race routine:

Stopped by Starbucks for an early morning treat. Not much else
Event warmup:

Does the walk from where I parked to car to the race start count?
Run
  • 1h 21m 25s
  • 9.32 miles
  • 08m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

1st 5K: 27:32
2nd 5K: 26:43
3rd 5K: 27:10
Stayed fairly consistant until close to the end. I felt I was getting a little over heated and took a little extra time through the water stops to drink more water. I did pretty good on the uphill segments and controlling my breathing. Not bad for my first time doing this distance since the winter.
What would you do differently?:

Train a little more at this distance. Take little more water at the stops.
Post race
Warm down:

Water, watermelon, long walk back to the car. Did stretch before driving home. Took a nap after breakfast.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Me being about 20lbs over the weight I should be.

Event comments:

The water stops I think were understaffed for the amount of people on the course. Several times I and several other runners had to take the cups off of the table because they volunteers were just being overwhelmed.




Last updated: 2008-07-20 12:00 AM
Running
01:21:25 | 9.32 miles | 08m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/47
Overall: 0/1031
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat course around White Rock Lake with the occassional steep hill.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race?
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? No
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2008-07-28 10:40 PM
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Nice job Kirk!
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