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Cherry Creek Sneak - Run5 Mile

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Denver, Colorado
United States
60F / 16C
Sunny

Total Time = 49m 6s
Overall Rank = 1808/3971
Age Group = Male
Age Group Rank = 1025/1665

Pre-race routine:

Met Kate @ the Castle Rock Starbucks @ 7:30. Quad espresso, a protein shake, and a V8. Talked about a lot of stuff on the drive up to Denver, I always enjoy hanging with Kate. I was not mentally prepared for this race, so it was nice to talk a little shop on the drive up. I can't find my Garmin, and I didn't prepare an I-tunes playlist for this.

Event warmup:

Stretched a lot. Glutes were tight as can be. I felt pretty loose by the time we were ready to start. We tried to seed ourselves in the 9:00-10:00 group, but the race was PACKED! You could barely move. We ended up near the back, somewhere in between the 10 minute mile group.

Run

49m 6s
5 miles
09m 49s min/mile

Comments:

Fun morning. I felt great. Taking two days off beforehand made me fresh and ready to run. I was very pleased with this effort.

What would you do differently?:

Not much, just ditch the long sleeve shirt at the start. I lost about 30 seconds taking it off and tying it around my waist.

Post race

Warm down:

Ha! I swam 5000 yards @ the C.R. Rec Center.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Too many idiots at the start, and the shirt issue.

Event comments:

Still one of my favorite events. This is the 3rd year I've done this race, I'll be back next year for sure!

Last updated: 2010-04-21 12:00 AM

Running
00:49:06 \| 05 miles \| 09m 49s min/mile
Age Group:	1025/1665
Overall:	1808/3971
Performance:	Good
First 1.5 miles were spent dodging walkers, slow-pokes, dummies, and other distractions. The pace for the 1st 1.5 miles was like 11:30 or something. Once the crowds cleared, I was able to open it up a bit. At mile 2.2 Kate turned on her afterburners and dropped me.
Course:	All through Cherry Creek. I love this course! Always have.
Keeping cool	Average	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
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?	Yes
Post race activities:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4