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Morristown St Patty's Day 5K - Run5k

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Morristown, New Jersey
United States
Morristown Running Company
41F / 5C
Precipitation

Total Time = 28m 27s
Overall Rank = 471/791
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 80/106

Pre-race routine:

It was really snotty out, so pre-race was a gatorade 1.5 hours prior and a medium coffee about an hour out. I did not feel the need for any solid food.

Event warmup:

5 minutes of jogging concentrating on turnover and feeling loose

Run

28m 27s
3.11 miles
09m 09s min/mile

Comments:

I decided not to think too much about this race. The weather was really sub-par (so, I thought), so I just wanted to lolly-gag into the back of the pack and run a smart race for me. Anything sub-30 was good to me. So, I started deep in the pack, and it took me almost 30 seconds to cross the starting mat, once the gun went off. I was REALLY slowed down in my initial pace by naviagating through the group. I forgot how many people who are going to walk after a half-mile think they need to be in the front of the pack. I was just concentrating on turnover and not going so hard I lost form. The one HUGE hill sucked a lot of wind out of me, but I ran the whole thing, and we were treated to all flats and downhill for the last 1.1 mile. Overall, I was fairly pleased with this run.

What would you do differently?:

Not worry so much about the weather. The weatehr was horrible, but after a 1/4 of a mile, I did not notie it much and actually started to overheat a little, with the amount of clothes I had on.

Post race

Warm down:

Grabbed some water, walked around and got out of dodge quick before the St. Paddy's Day parade started and they shut down the roads.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing, except my own mind and fitness.

Event comments:

Great race....I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

Last updated: 2010-03-08 12:00 AM

Running
00:28:27 \| 03.11 miles \| 09m 09s min/mile
Age Group:	0/106
Overall:	0/791
Performance:	Good
Course:	Mostly flat to downhill. I remember a couple of dainty hills in the beginning, then one "drag-a$$" hill just before mile two that took a lot of steam out of people
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
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:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4