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MRTC Winter Cross Country Series 10k - Run10k


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Memphis, Tennessee
United States
MRTC
60F / 16C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 39m 57s
Overall Rank = 4/250
Age Group = 30-34m
Age Group Rank = 1/21
Pre-race routine:

Eat PB honey sandwich and banana. Stretch really good. Jam some metallica.
Event warmup:

jog about a mile.
Run
  • 39m 57s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 06m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

As I finished this race yesterday I was pretty disappointed. However, looking back today I feel alittle better about it.
I knew that I would have to fininsh top 3 OA in this race in order to finish top 3 OA for the entire series. So, I decided to go all out from the start......bad idea. I tried to stay a little behind the two guys who i knew were faster than me and ran the first mile in 6:00. Then, the monkey jumped on my back. I slowed throughout and got passed by the guy who finished third about halfway through. A 4th place OA finish nontheless and I finished ahead of the guy who beat me in the 8k(still don't know how I let that happen)!
What would you do differently?:

Maybe not go out so fast.
Figure out my nutrition for the 2pm start. Ate at 11am and still felt too full during the race.
Post race
Warm down:

Mountain bike the trails at Shelby Farms for about 45:00

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nutrition, starting too fast.




Last updated: 2010-02-22 12:00 AM
Running
00:39:57 | 06.21 miles | 06m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/21
Overall: 4/250
Performance: Good
Course: Two loops of open field and some trails through the woods.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 2
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] 4

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