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Avenue of the Giants 10K - Run10k


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Weott, California
United States
6 Rivers Running Club
58F / 14C
Sunny
Total Time = 52m 23s
Overall Rank = 50/432
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 3/24
Pre-race routine:

Drove one hour to the race start. We left early to get a decent parking spot.
Event warmup:

I nursed and fed Aidan and then left him with Corina to watch while I ran the 10K and Brett ran the half mary. I did a short little run before I made my way to the front of the pack. I didn't want to get stuck behind the walkers.
Run
  • 52m 23s
  • 6.23 miles
  • 08m 25s  min/mile
Comments:

I knew my Garmin was going to get spotty reception under the canopy so I wrote my mile pace targets on my hand. Very old school but very effective. The first mile was a bit slower than my target. The second mile, I picked up the pace a bit since I was feeling pretty good. At the turn around, I pretty much opened it up. The people I was running with said I just left them in the dust. When I hit the last bridge crossing the river, I ran into the sunlight and immediately thought I was going to puke. The heat hit me like a rock! I slowed down a little and then sprinted to the end. (I never did puke.)

There was a gal that crossed the line at the same time as me. She was pacing off me for the last half of the race. She said she had never run a 10K that fast. Good for her for getting a PR!
What would you do differently?:

Do more speed work. Where-o-where has my speed gone? Can I find you again?
Post race
Warm down:

I ran back onto the course to run a friend into the finish. She met her pace goal as well!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Nothing really. I ran to the best of my current ability.

Event comments:

Avenue of the Giants is a fantastic venue! You can't go wrong by picking any of the available distances.




Last updated: 2010-04-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:52:23 | 06.23 miles | 08m 25s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/24
Overall: 50/432
Performance: Good
Course: Beatiful, flat course along Avenue of the Giants! The huge trees make you forget about the pain!
Keeping cool Good 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

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2010-05-03 10:24 AM

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2010-05-03 10:36 AM
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Nice Job, Tracy!!  3/24 -- very good Laughing
2010-05-04 6:12 AM
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WOW, What a fantastic venue. Great race, MOM!
2010-05-04 10:57 AM
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Great race!! I can only dream about doing a 10k at that speed!
Your speed will come back, give it time...
Yeah, you gotta nurse right before something like that, eh? Otherwise you'll regret it. Hope Aidan had a good time cheering on mom!
2010-05-04 7:16 PM
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Awesome job!!  Terrific race, first one since the baby?  Darn!  Fast too!!Laughing
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