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Fountainhead- Backyard Burn - Run10 Mile


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Fairfax Station, Virginia
United States
50F / 10C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 32m 21s
Overall Rank = 43/132
Age Group = 29-Under
Age Group Rank = 9/21
Pre-race routine:

Drove to the race, ate a cliff bar, and drank some water.
Event warmup:

I ran around the parking lot for about 10 minutes to warm up.
Run
  • 1h 32m 21s
  • 10 miles
  • 09m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

So I was taking it generally easy this first five miles, around 9:17 pace. I was feeling okay considering I had never done any race more than a 5k, and I had never done a trail run. My main issue was that I was hoping to run around 8:30 pace, but I had no idea that the trail run would be so much slower. I tried to pick it up for the last five miles. Miles 6,7, and 8 were around 8:58 pace, and then it hit me. I started getting pretty tired and the inclines and the declines were getting rough. So the last five miles were around 9:10 pace. So it seems like I ran the race pretty well, but I would have liked to go a little harder on that last brutal mile.
What would you do differently?:

I would have gone a little harder on the last mile by playing some mental tricks... like breaking the mile into chunks.
Post race
Warm down:

I ate 4 slices of pizza, and I stretched a little bit.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of trail running experience.




Last updated: 2010-02-04 12:00 AM
Running
01:32:21 | 10 miles | 09m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 9/21
Overall: 43/132
Performance: Good
9:15 (193), 9:15 (193), 8:40 (175), 10:00 (180), 9:13 (173), 9:13 (173), 9:13 (173), 8:28 (160), 9:23 (167), 9:35 (180)
Course: This course was great. It was very hilly for my running experience. Very steep declines and inclines around the creek beds.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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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