Glastonbury Living Well Race Series - 4.5 miler
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Glastonbury Living Well Race Series - 4.5 miler - Run
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Comments: Ankle felt sore but "ok" during the warmup so I decided to toe the line. Knowing a couple good hills were in front of me over the first 2 miles I decided to go out at a good but comfortable clip, making sure I was with the lead group if possible, go easy on the hills and work the rest. However, 100 yards after the start I found myself already in first. The 22 yr old youngster who ran on my heels last week was behind me though a bit back. Not sure if he was just playing a more reserved strategy but my theory was first one through the hill section and onto the trail at around the 3 mile mark will win. You just lose sight of people on a winding trail and it's really hard to focus on someone in that situation. So I unexpectedly had the lead from the start, ran steady to the hills, easy up, hard down, kept the pace into the trails, and as I hit the 4 mile mark someone told me noone was in sight behind me. That was welcome news. So I eased off the gas just a bit the rest of the way and finished first. Considering I turn 40 next year, I'll take it. Please with the splits too, fairly consistent which is always a good sign: 5:40, 5:34, 5:43, 5:43, 2:51. Ankle held up through the race which was good, and back to being sore now. Will start physical therapy later, which includes ice, advil and beer... What would you do differently?: Nothing Post race
Warm down: 2 mile cooldown What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing. Was happy out front so time was irrelevant in my opinion. Last updated: 2008-07-26 12:00 AM
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2008-07-26 3:54 PM |
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75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 1/80
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 1/15
Not much. Small coffee early in the morning as I went to the race site to help setup.
1 mile warmup, some strides, stretching, etc... Had a decent sweat going which helps in these shorter races.