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Lower Potomac River 10-Miler - Run10 Mile


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Piney Point, Maryland
United States
Chesapeake Bay Running Club
60F / 16C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 09m 55s
Overall Rank = 15/97
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 3/12
Pre-race routine:

Had a bowl of cereal, OJ, and tea for breakfast. Drove over to the race site. Got checked in.
Event warmup:

Did about a 12 minute run out on the first part of the course. stretched well. sipped on HEED.
Run
  • 1h 09m 55s
  • 10 miles
  • 06m 59s  min/mile
Comments:

Started out pretty smooth, just kind of took a little while to find my 'pace'. Settled into a good groove after about 1.5 miles. The pack spread out quickly so there wasn't much company out there, just the views out over the marshes and river. Got to the turnaround and it was nice to see the folks coming in the opposite direction for giving/getting encouragement. The second time up over the causeway (miles 2.5 and 7.5) I could tell I was getting tired and I was fighting to hold pace. My splits were pretty even throughout though so I think I did a good job of pacing this race.
What would you do differently?:

Nothing specifically. Do more speed/tempo training if I was focused on this kind of a race at the moment.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of focus since the end of tri season. Alas, I expected that.

Event comments:

Great course. Probably can't find a nicer course for a 10 miler than this actually. Race organization was top notch and timely.




Last updated: 2008-09-08 12:00 AM
Running
01:09:55 | 10 miles | 06m 59s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/12
Overall: 15/97
Performance: Good
Course: Almost a perfectly flat course except for a causeway bridge that you have to go over twice. Out and back, with almost all of the run along the water.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
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] 5

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2008-10-13 1:03 PM

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Subject: Lower Potomac River 10-Miler

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2008-10-14 10:25 AM
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Subject: RE: Lower Potomac River 10-Miler

dck4shrt - 2008-10-13 2:03 PM

just like i said, nice one !

2008-10-15 2:32 PM
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Subject: RE: Lower Potomac River 10-Miler

Dude!!!  Sub 7 is nice, good job holding onto the pace.  Do you ever feel like just a little bit of gu/energy around mile 7 would help carry you through? 

I know on the Cherry Blossom 10 miler I did not have anything and I started to struggle through mile 8 & 9; motivation kicked in for the last mile and carried me through, so on the ATM I took a little bit of shot blok at mile 7 and it worked well.

Again, great job; I'm impressed.

2008-10-16 3:31 PM
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Nice job out there - very impressive considering your lack of specific training for this race.
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