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Comments: So the gun goes off... there was A LOT of traffic for such a short race. I got hit by a couple of elbows and probably hit a few people as well. The race was 3 laps but every lap was not the same as the previous one. I started running like a crazy mother effer, which is pretty much what I always do in such short races, and hope I can hold the pace. The first lap went all right, I was playing with the engine's red line but I felt fine. Second lap: Suprise! We went in the parc instead of running around it and there were small hills there. Nothing horrifying, but the kind that slowly grind you down both physically and mentally. Since I was kind of surprised, I probably went too fast in that first one and it took much energy away from me. We we hit the 5k mark, I realized I PRed on the distance. Instead of being happy, I had a minute or two of saying to myself "Why don't you slow th f*ck down? You already PRed on something anyways!" I then found something positive to keep me going, thanks to the downhill false flat but the legs were getting heavy as hell. The last lap was shorter, but the last km or so was all uphill making a final sprint extremely hard because I had been playing with the red line so much. My friend came in about 15sec after me, a great confidence builder for him. Splits - Guess where the hills are...: Start - 1k => 4:15 1k - 3k => 4:15/km 3k - 4k => 4:32 4k - 5k => 4:26 - 5k PR => 21:43 5k - 6k => 4:29 6k - 8k => 4:41/km 8k - 9k => 4:23 9k - finish => 4:47 What would you do differently?: I couldn't hold the pace with the greatest pace booty in the second half... dang! ;) Know the course before racing it, other than that, I'm happy.  Post race
Warm down: The weather took care of the warm down. I needed to get out quickly of my wet clothes in order to stay away from a potential cold, so I just went to get my backpack and changed into dry clothes. Then chatted with a couple of friends and went home. What limited your ability to perform faster: It's "off season", last month and half of training was below average, I wasn't near peak fitness, very normal. Profile Album Last updated: 2009-08-05 12:00 AM
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 2009-10-18 3:45 PM |
Veteran  307  Montréal |  Subject: Classique Parc Lafontaine |
| 2009-10-18 5:09 PM in reply to: #2465642 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Montreal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine Woah, is this for real? Did you just get a 5k and 10k PR in the same race? I wish I could high-five you right now because that is AWESOME! Seriously, dude, good job!!!! |
| 2009-10-18 7:29 PM in reply to: #2465726 |
Veteran 307 Montréal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine krystyna47 - 2009-10-18 6:09 PM Woah, is this for real? Did you just get a 5k and 10k PR in the same race? I wish I could high-five you right now because that is AWESOME! Seriously, dude, good job!!!! "High five" Actually, I PRed on 5k but I was 40 seconds off on 10k. I'm still very happy. It bodes very well for next season! |
| 2009-10-18 9:14 PM in reply to: #2465928 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Montreal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine etccallhome82 - 2009-10-18 8:29 PM Actually, I PRed on 5k but I was 40 seconds off on 10k. I'm still very happy. It bodes very well for next season! It does indeed bode well for next season. What are your key races for the 2010 season? |
| 2009-10-18 10:37 PM in reply to: #2465642 |
Extreme Veteran 5722  | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine Great report and even better race. Congrats !! I wanted to run this race. Maybe next year. Perfect running weather. It's sad, there aren't any races left around Montreal. We have to wait until spring. Again, congrats on a great run. |
| 2009-10-19 7:56 PM in reply to: #2466104 |
Veteran 307 Montréal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine krystyna47 - 2009-10-18 10:14 PM etccallhome82 - 2009-10-18 8:29 PM Actually, I PRed on 5k but I was 40 seconds off on 10k. I'm still very happy. It bodes very well for next season! It does indeed bode well for next season. What are your key races for the 2010 season? Most probably the Du plus in Levis and the half iron in Ottawa. I will add a couple of Quebec cup events and an early half mary to that if everything goes well. Do you plan on racing a lot before IM Canada?? |
| 2009-10-19 7:58 PM in reply to: #2466180 |
Veteran 307 Montréal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine marcag - 2009-10-18 11:37 PM Great report and even better race. Congrats !! I wanted to run this race. Maybe next year. Perfect running weather. It's sad, there aren't any races left around Montreal. We have to wait until spring. Again, congrats on a great run. Thanks! |
| 2009-10-20 9:56 AM in reply to: #2467828 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Montreal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine etccallhome82 - 2009-10-19 8:56 PM Most probably the Du plus in Levis and the half iron in Ottawa. I will add a couple of Quebec cup events and an early half mary to that if everything goes well. Do you plan on racing a lot before IM Canada?? That sounds like some good quality racing you've got planned! Other than the IM, I plan on doing a few (maybe 2?) 70.3 races, 2 half marathons, 1 30k run, and I don't know what else... Probably not too much, and definitely no shorter races b/c they take too much out of me, leaving nothing for training. We'll see how it goes! |
| 2009-10-20 12:24 PM in reply to: #2468584 |
Veteran 307 Montréal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine krystyna47 - 2009-10-20 10:56 AM That sounds like some good quality racing you've got planned! Other than the IM, I plan on doing a few (maybe 2?) 70.3 races, 2 half marathons, 1 30k run, and I don't know what else... Probably not too much, and definitely no shorter races b/c they take too much out of me, leaving nothing for training. We'll see how it goes! Agreed that shorter races take a big bite in the legs and don't give that many fitness points in return... Any 70.3 races in mind? Edited by etccallhome82 2009-10-20 12:25 PM |
| 2009-10-21 3:39 PM in reply to: #2467833 |
Extreme Veteran 5722 | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine etccallhome82 - 2009-10-19 7:58 PM marcag - 2009-10-18 11:37 PM Great report and even better race. Congrats !! I wanted to run this race. Maybe next year. Perfect running weather. It's sad, there aren't any races left around Montreal. We have to wait until spring. Again, congrats on a great run. Thanks! I would love to do some races in February. I am registered for the HIM in Orlando in May so anything before then would be great. Swimming provincials championships are in April. I may do the 1500m there. A half marathon or 10k in Feb/March would be perfect, but I don't know of any. |
| 2009-10-21 9:28 PM in reply to: #2471980 |
Veteran 307 Montréal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine marcag - 2009-10-21 4:39 PM etccallhome82 - 2009-10-19 7:58 PM marcag - 2009-10-18 11:37 PM Great report and even better race. Congrats !! I wanted to run this race. Maybe next year. Perfect running weather. It's sad, there aren't any races left around Montreal. We have to wait until spring. Again, congrats on a great run. Thanks! I would love to do some races in February. I am registered for the HIM in Orlando in May so anything before then would be great. Swimming provincials championships are in April. I may do the 1500m there. A half marathon or 10k in Feb/March would be perfect, but I don't know of any. There you go: The hypothermic half and Lasalle 10k are on my list. |
| 2009-10-21 10:17 PM in reply to: #2469016 |
Extreme Veteran 458 Montreal | Subject: RE: Classique Parc Lafontaine etccallhome82 - 2009-10-20 1:24 PM Agreed that shorter races take a big bite in the legs and don't give that many fitness points in return... Any 70.3 races in mind? Hmm, I plan on being in B.C. for the summer (gotta practice serious hill climbing) so there's 3 being held there. But I might just be in Hawaii, so there's one there as well. I've got a list on my computer and it's a matter of picking and choosing! I'm incredibly excited about it all! I want to just DESTROY my first HIM time by a million miles. |
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Got there, changed into racing attire then met my friend. He's getting excited about his first marathon in a couple of weeks. I don't know what he's talking about! ;)
We jogged slowly for 10min or so and did a couple of accelerations. I was feeling good and confident at that point. The right knee, my trouble spot was feeling fine, so at that point I decided I would leave it all on the course and see if I could PR for the third time this year on the distance.