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Forks XV - Run15k

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Chenango Forks, New York
United States
Triple Cities Runners Club
40F / 4C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 15m 53s
Overall Rank = 107/226
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 7/15

Pre-race routine:

4.4 mile run at 8am with the Broome County Tri Club. Dark Cherry Mocha (YUM!) at Starbucks after. Did light stretching at home before driving to the race.

Event warmup:

One light lap around the school. Some light stretching and chatting before the race.

Run

1h 15m 53s
15 kms
05m 04s min/km

Comments:

Just let the feet do the work, kept 'em moving and INHALED going up hill. Felt like I was floating. At the end of the race I was emphasizing deep breaths. This is opposite (and counterintuitive) to my usual style. Typically, I assume I need to get the CO2 out, but breathing in seemed to keep away any burning in my lungs and quads. I was able to grab water on the fly, take a sip and ditch the cup with no problems, too.

What would you do differently?:

If I didn't have Lake Placid in the back of my head, I would have rested more for this race, but considering I have a 26 mile run to do in less than 4 months I wouldn't have done anything different!

Post race

Warm down:

Chatting, a sip of coffee, half a bagel and then met my mom for dinner.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Just being tired from 3 1/2 hours on the bike the day before and from the 4 mile run the morning of. But, I felt that that was what I needed to do to train for an IM and it worked nicely!

Event comments:

This is a straight forward race. No glitz. No glam. $7 for TCRC members, $12 day of. I'd rather pay less and get less for a training run/race like this. Overall the perfect day!

Last updated: 2010-03-26 12:00 AM

Running
01:15:53 \| 15 kms \| 05m 04s min/km
Age Group:	7/15
Overall:	107/226
Performance:	Good
Course:	One big old loop. No killer hills.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	5
Physical exertion [1-5]	5
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	Yes
Plenty of drinks?	No
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5]	3