31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K

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31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K - Run5k


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Hartwell, GA/Seneca,SC, Georgia
United States
Classic Race Services
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 08m 30s
Overall Rank = 197/419
Age Group = 30-35
Age Group Rank = 10/24
Pre-race routine:

Ate a piece of pot roast sandwich and drank 32 oz. of water at 5:30 a.m. Drove to Hartwell, registered, stretched.
Event warmup:

Stretched, walked 1 mile-ish.
Run
  • 31m 45s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 10m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

Beautiful, wonderful race.
What would you do differently?:

Conditioning. Maybe a more conservative first mile, so I can surge in miles 2 and 3 more effectively.
Post race
Warm down:

Banana + apple + stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Conditioning.

Event comments:

Very well-run race. Volunteers directed parking, buses, water stations more than once per mile, a band, and a very efficient finish line. Lots of participants from all over -- highly recommended.




Last updated: 2009-05-02 12:00 AM
Running
00:31:45 | 03.1 miles | 10m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/24
Overall: 197/419
Performance: Good
Struggled hard at the 2-mile mark. Did 1st and 3rd miles in under 10 minutes.
Course: Flat, gently sloping concrete and asphalt path crosses the Savannah River on the Hartwell Dam. 5K participants take a bus to a start in SC, while 10K participants run from GA to SC and back.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2009-05-04 7:57 AM

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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Subject: 31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K

2009-05-04 8:04 PM
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Ames, IA
Subject: RE: 31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K
Nice race!  Congrats on the time improvement!
2009-05-04 8:25 PM
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Subject: RE: 31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K
Congrats on the race!

I was reading about it and would have done it, if I didn't have other race planned. There is always next year! Sounds like a lot of fun.
2009-05-06 8:25 PM
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Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Subject: RE: 31st Annual Lake Hartwell Dam Run 5K/10K
thank you, kathryn! And I totally recommend it -- it's a good race!
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