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Winston-Salem, NC
United States
Active.com
41F / 5C
Sunny
Total Time = 46m 50s
Overall Rank = 64/319
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 12/48
Pre-race routine:

First of all and very seriously, my office friends raised some sizeable $ to give to Hospice and volunteered me to run. My father-in-law passed away last year and Hospice was there to assist him and my mother-in-law through the ordeal. I am very proud to run in his memory...

I'm not a real runner yet, but I need to challenge myself, so here is my first 10K.

Got up and ate a bagel and banana. Well, I was treating this like a training run, so I didn't do any warm up.





Event warmup:

scoped-out the competition.. J/K LOL!!!! I mean, I talked trash with a friend working the volunteer tent, then scoped-out the female competition!
Run
  • 46m 50s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 33s  min/mile
Comments:

I wanted to go out around 9 on the first mile and work down to 7:45.... Well, my first mile was 7:58! I kept passing people as I picked up the pace. Didn't have mile 2 or 3 times, but mile 4 was 30:40. Mile 6 was 45:17. I attacked and passed most racers on the HILLS, so I was proud of that. Raced the eventual 2nd place masters female to the finish line. She beat me! So now I know my running competition level! Female Masters! LOL This was a good run for me, especially the mental aspect!
What would you do differently?:

sleep in!
Post race
Warm down:

plenty of food and give-aways!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

stinkin' slow male masters legs!




Last updated: 2005-04-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:50 | 06.2 miles | 07m 33s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/48
Overall: 0/319
Performance: Good
Course: large loop around Winston-Salem city streets.. with many rolling HILLS!
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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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2005-04-17 8:04 PM

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2005-04-18 10:08 AM
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Great race!  I'd say you qualify as a "real runner" now!

Also very cool that your office friends and you were able to do something to honor your FIL's memory.

2005-04-18 2:13 PM
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Great race! That's an excellent pace!!
2005-04-18 2:54 PM
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Fake runners don't do 7:33 miles for a 10k...good work!

2005-04-18 7:26 PM
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Yeah I'd say 46:50 definitely qualifies as a real runner. Good job.
Jen
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