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C.A.R.E 10K for Organ Donation
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C.A.R.E 10K for Organ Donation - Run5k
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Comments: I went out and had fun. I chatted with folks I knew, folks I didn't know, volunteers, cops, etc. I would run along with someone I came up to and chat a bit and then move on. My friend Andy caught up to me at about the 2.5 mark and we decided to run the rest of the way in together. I got way too hot with the Dri-fit, but last year I was way too cold. Flipping spring in Iowa. What would you do differently?: Nothing except not wear the Dri-Fit. The point of this race is to raise organ donor awareness and remember organ donors and those that have died awaitinbg a transplant. I don't do this race to PR (though I did becasue it was my first 5K since I seriously started working on all things running). New PR was 30:17 vs 35:04 last year - so that's, what, 4:47 improvement or 1:32 per mile? Goal is better than 9 minutes per mile by August 1st.  Post race
Warm down: Drank a water and a powerade. Grabbed a banana and a cookie. Chatted with more folks and checked on all our team members to see how they finished (#1 overall female 5k, #1 overall female 10K,and #1 Male 40-49 10k were all TFT athletes). Talked to a couple of kids that I had in one of my Driver's Ed Organ Donation classes that came to race because of the class I gave (which was definitely the highlight of my day). Two 14 year olds that finished the 10k in 40:12 ans 44:05. What limited your ability to perform faster: Just more running time and getting my legs stronger and being able to turn over faster. Event comments: Other than forgetting the mile markers, it was good. This race grows so much each year (150 more participants this year than last) and they do a great job of adjusting and learning. They run a 10k, a 5k and a 5k walk and they had over 600 participants this year. Last updated: 2010-01-08 12:00 AM
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 2010-05-01 6:38 PM |
Champion  5868     Urbandale, IA |  Subject: C.A.R.E 10K for Organ Donation |
| 2010-05-04 9:26 AM in reply to: #2830626 |
Runner | Subject: RE: C.A.R.E 10K for Organ Donation Well done. Congrats on the PR, too. Almost 5 minutes in a 5K is phenomenal. |
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Overall Rank = 92/186
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 9/13
This is a fun race that I don't take too seriously except for the cause. I spent most of the pre-race chatting to folks, revisiting friends that I hadn't seen in a while, and taking pictures and stuff. I was going on an empty stomach (on purpose) and getting the family together since everyone ran. I was supposed to run the 10K but the race organizer needed my help with some stuff about 40 minutes after race start, so I did the 5K instead. I wore a long-sleeve Dri-Fit under my team shirt - mistake.
The start line is about 1/4 of a mile away from the finish/staging area and I ran out to it, but there was another wait out there, so I am not sure how much that did for me. Stretched a little while I waited.