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Knoxville Med Expo 5k - Run5k

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Knoxville, Tennessee
United States
Knoxville Track Club
80F / 27C
Sunny

Total Time = 21m 15s
Overall Rank = 18/434
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 2/20

Pre-race routine:

Arrived about an hour prior to race start. I ate two pieces of toast and a banana about 2 hours before the race with a cup of coffee.

Event warmup:

1 Mile easy with 8 strides.

Run

21m 15s
3.11 miles
06m 50s min/mile

Comments:

I felt great on the run. I started out fast and pretty much held on until the end. I haven't trained on hills since March, and my legs suffered because of it. I arrived in the morining ready to attempt a sub 20 min race, but when I went to turn on the garmin, it was dead. So I had no way of pacing myself other than feel. I think if I would have known my pace, I could have paced myself a little better and come in a little faster.

What would you do differently?:

Ultimately, I just needed some hill training, but since this wasn't a planned race, I am extremely happy with the effort. Again, it would have been helpful to know my pace throughout the race.

Post race

Warm down:

Nothing special just light stretching

What limited your ability to perform faster:

No hill training or Garmin

Event comments:

This is a PR for me, and the first time I've placed in my AG. Overall this race is a victory for me. I had the lead group in sight for the whole race and was under 4 mins back from the winner. I am happy with this race and can't wait for the next on n July 3rd.

Last updated: 2010-05-26 12:00 AM

Running
00:21:15 \| 03.11 miles \| 06m 50s min/mile
Age Group:	2/20
Overall:	18/434
Performance:	Average
Course:	The course was in downtown Knoxville and there were several pretty steep hills on the course.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

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]	3