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City Center 5K - Run5k


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West Palm Beach, Florida
United States
Palm Beach Roadrunners
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 29m 30s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group = M40-44
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Coffee! and 4 advil.
Event warmup:

Supposed to meet Jim & Max @ 6:30 to ride our bikes to the strat, but Jim had a complicated morning so I ended up riding on my own. Good way to wake up my legs which are still very tight and achy from squats.
Run
  • 29m 30s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 29s  min/mile
Comments:

Maintained a steady pace throughout, at what I felt like was my 10K pace. Breathing deep and beyond the carry a conversation level. Feet felt slow and legs hurt the first mile. Big-time DOMS from strength training legs earlier this week didn't help. Just wanted to stay steady and give a little kick at the end. Tried my best to have fun, but man am I slow.
What would you do differently?:

Don't do squats for the first time in 3 years just days before a race.
Post race
Warm down:

stretched a bit, muscles *tight*. A couple orange slices, and coffee!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Leg soreness didn't help and I began blistering at the 2 mile mark. Blisteres have been a chronic problem on every run since MIT 5 weeks ago. It's making run training very unappealing. I need to find a solution ASAP 'cause it's messing my training up bad.

Event comments:

Nice job by Chris Fox and PB Roadrunners organizing this inagural race.




Last updated: 2009-04-18 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:30 | 03.11 miles | 09m 29s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
Course: From 400 block of Clematis to the intracoastal, north to the turn-around and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
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] 4

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