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Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run10 Mile

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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
48F / 9C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 23m 1s
Overall Rank = 1031/8288
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 189/1674

Pre-race routine:

Up early and commuted in with Slake, Vball and 3558. Again, hard to eat any food that early in the morning.

Event warmup:

None really. Started the race late as I was waiting in the porta-potty line AGAIN (just like last year).

Run

1h 23m 1s
10 miles
08m 18s min/mile

Comments:

Well, I started late (ended up starting 14 minutes after the gun) in the second to last color wave. I was registered for a wave 3 ahead, and should have been 4 ahead ;) So I did my best in the first few miles to enjoy the warm-up and find my best line.. Zipped in and out of people, and saw Brad at mile 2. I tried to not get angry at walkers and other slower people, as I was the one in the wrong wave, not them ;).. Hit the 5k around 25 something and just kept my steadyish 8:15 pace even though I was doing lots of stops and starts to get around people and bottlenecks. Once on Hains point I was so happy. It was a beautiful day and sunny and I just smiled enjoying the race. It was around mile 7 and I still wasn't feeling out of breath or tired. After mile 7 I picked up the pace some (though didn't go any faster - my legs were starting to fatigue) and saw Slake, who started even later than me. Pushed through the last few miles and was proud how well I felt running up the last hill to the finish. Happy with a ~5.5 minute PR at a more comfortable pace than last year.

What would you do differently?:

1. Start on time
2. Not train through the race, last week was a very hard training week for me.
3. Start on time
4. Start on time

Post race

Warm down:

Walked to the meeting point and enjoyed the sun!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

See above.

Event comments:

I love the Cherry Blossom 10 miler. A great way to start the spring season!

Last updated: 2008-12-29 12:00 AM

Running
01:23:01 \| 10 miles \| 08m 18s min/mile
Age Group:	0/1674
Overall:	0/8288
Performance:	Good
Course:
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
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:
Race evaluation [1-5]	4

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shelly123

2009-04-06 11:33 AM

Elite

2844

Reston VA

Subject: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

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dalessit

2009-04-06 11:42 AM

in reply to: #2065524

Champion

9060

Charlottesville, Virginia

Subject: RE: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

Maybe pee before you get there next time?

Great race, and congrats on the PR. Sorry we were lame and missed brunch.

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wurkit_gurl

2009-04-06 11:52 AM

in reply to: #2065524

Subject: RE: Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

I pee like 6 times before a race - I get up super early to make sure it's all out of my system. But I'm also a weirdo and am always super-punctual to everything, which I know isn't normal. But it does make for shorter lines at the porta-potty