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MRTC Winter Cross COuntry Series 5k - Run5k


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
Memphis Runner's Track Club
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 20m 58s
Overall Rank = 2/350
Age Group = 30-34m
Age Group Rank = 1/25
Pre-race routine:

Eat roast beef sandwich after church and a bite of my son's fried squirrell(his first). Drink some water on way to race.
Event warmup:

Jogged around the trails as sort of a recon mission, ran a couple strides right before start.
Run
  • 20m 58s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 06m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

We have had rain here alot lately. An inch or so the night before the race. The trails were very sloppy. Over 3 inches of standing water in some places and at least that much mud in others. Very slippery and not many dry places to run. I fell down trying to pass a guy to move into second place, got back up and successfully passed him a few minutes later. This cost me a few seconds.Given that, an overall good race performance. This year's first place time was 20:05, whereas the same guy ran 18:21 last year, just for reference.
What would you do differently?:

Not fall down.
Post race
Warm down:

14.5 mile bike ride with the journeyman racing guys.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

MUD.

Event comments:

Loved this race, as it was my first experience on sloppy trails.




Last updated: 2010-01-25 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:58 | 03.11 miles | 06m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/25
Overall: 2/350
Performance: Good
Course: 100 yd sprint to field, 50 yd sprint to woods and onto muddy, sloppy trails for 3 miles until finish.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Too hard
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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