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Red Cross Run for the Red, White, and Blue 5K - Run


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Ft Walton Beach, Florida
United States
Red Cross
80F / 27C
Overcast
Total Time = 27m 21s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Coffee, but nothing to eat. My stomach was bothering me.
Event warmup:

Ran a mile at a 9:29 pace, and started the sweat-fest early!
Run
  • 27m 21s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 08m 47s  min/mile
Comments:

This was really an experiment for me. I lost a lot of 5K (fast twitch) fitness while training for the HIM, and it's not coming back very quickly. I started out the race at my "great" 5K pace (8:00), just to see how it felt -- and it felt terrible. I hadn't intended to run the whole race at that pace, but I thought I could hold on longer. So then I backed off to my "good" 5K pace (8:30), but even that was killing me. So I just ran it at a somewhat uncomfortable pace instead.
What would you do differently?:

This race really was an experiment, to see what I need to do to improve. I think the experiment worked fine, but I'm disappointed with how far I need to go to get it back again.
Post race
What limited your ability to perform faster:

First, the heat and humidity (it is Florida and it is July!). But secondly (and most importantly) I haven't been working hard enough!

Event comments:

I always want to know how I did with respect to others in my AG, and no results were posted! And believe it or not, my "age group" at this race was 40 and up -- whoever heard of such a thing??? And the awards only went one deep, so I was more than likely competing against a 40 year old. Hmm...




Last updated: 2009-07-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:27:21 | 03.11 miles | 08m 47s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Below average
1 8:37 158 2 9:03 167 3 8:59 169 0.11 0:44 (6:56 pace) 175
Course: Flat out and back from Ft Walton Landing, under the bridge and through neighborhoods.
Keeping cool Below average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? No
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 2

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2009-07-19 10:48 AM

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Subject: Red Cross Run for the Red, White, and Blue 5K


2009-07-24 2:22 PM
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Subject: RE: Red Cross Run for the Red, White, and Blue 5K

I think I have your syndrome! Great race anyways.

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