La Palma Fitness Run for Fun

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La Palma Fitness Run for Fun - Run


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La Palma, CA
United States
City of La Palma
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 46m 20s
Overall Rank = 22/77
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Pre-race routine:

Wake up, drive to City
Event warmup:

Stretch, quick jog to starting line (.2 mi)
Run
  • 46m 20s
  • 6.2 miles
  • 07m 28s  min/mile
Comments:

Felt good today, went out hard and held on well. Toward end of 1st lap, got caught by a woman and a tall "geeky guy". Both were pushing hard, which kept me honest. I kept with them until the 5.2 mile marker and I started my kick. Lost both by 5.6 miles and kept up the pace. 10 meters from the finish, the geeky guy passed me. Turns out, he was in my age group. I was 10 meters from a 2nd place finish.
What would you do differently?:

Know where the geeky guy is near the finish. Also, I had a bit more to give. Could have either kicked sooner or kicked harder near the finish. Probably should have kicked sooner. Overall time was good.
Post race
Warm down:

Stretch, drink Gu2O.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Speed work.

Event comments:

Two drink stations were at weird intervals and none at 3 mile marker. Mile markers were confusing. Not many people watching, but plenty of volunteers throughout the course (none cheering though).

Overall, if you want to have a personal best, this is your course. There is only about a 20 foot of elevation change total.




Last updated: 2005-07-05 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:20 | 06.2 miles | 07m 28s  min/mile
Age Group: 3/4
Overall: 22/77
Performance: Good
150 bpm through mile 3 153 bpm mile 4 156 bpm mile 5 160+ bpm to finish 1st 5k: 23:00 (150 bpm avg) 2nd 5k: 23:20 (156 bpm avg)
Course: very flat. twice around city
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %0
Overall: Average
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? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2005-07-05 4:43 PM

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2005-07-05 5:19 PM
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Subject: RE: La Palma Fitness Run for Fun
Awesome run. I like the geeky guy thing. We all have someone we follow, and they all have an awful nick-name!
3rd place is great too, btw.
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2005-07-07 2:03 PM
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