Thomas Giunta Memorial 5k Road Race

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Thomas Giunta Memorial 5k Road Race - Run5k


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Fall River, Massachusetts
United States
 		Total Time = 24m 19s
Overall Rank = 193/1040
Age Group = 45-49 M
Age Group Rank = 40/144
Pre-race routine:

Had normal breakfast; noon starting time.
Event warmup:

Stretched with son (who also raced), jogging, more stretching.
Run
  • 24m 19s
  • 5 kms
  • 04m 52s  min/km
Comments:

Very congested start, on a narrow street. Ran on sidewalk for first hundred yards with other; hurdled a couple people on sidewalk.
Did a personal best, shaving 29 seconds off prior 5k time.
What would you do differently?:

Not hurdle those bystanders, as it then took me some time to recover and get back into normal run rhythm.
Post race
Warm down:

walk, stretch.
eat fruit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Congestion at front of race pack caused me to waste energy. Need to find a better way to get into my race rhythm.

Event comments:

Request that people stage themselves; or organizers encourage better positioning. Amazing that in the first couple hundred yards I was passing walkers -- what the heck were they doing at the front of the starting pack?




Last updated: 2009-04-16 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:19 | 05 kms | 04m 52s  min/km
Age Group: 0/144
Overall: 0/1040
Performance:
Course: A couple of hills, although not too bad.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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