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Pepsi 10K - Run10k

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Charlottesville, Virginia
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny

Total Time = 51m 59s
Overall Rank = 209/425
Age Group = 50-55
Age Group Rank = 8/15

Pre-race routine:

Woke up late as the alarm was off by an hour. Kind of silly as I had been laying in bed for a good 40 minutes when I finally said to myself, might as well get up. And then it became a mad rush. Water / Gatorade and a cup of coffee for breakfast then quickly off to the race.

Event warmup:

Stretched a little then ran 1/2 mile. Then stretched alot including back which has been bothering me this week.

Run

51m 59s
6.21 miles
08m 22s min/mile

Comments:

I had finished 3 miles about 20+ secs faster pace than last year, so I knew I had about a minute in the bank for a PB if I could stay under 9min pace for the 2nd half of the race. Generally felt pretty strong throughout, which was a nice surprise as I didn't think my fitness was particularly stronger than last year going into it. But I had a nice consistent pace throughout and ended up with a PB by almost 2 mins. This race was the definition of MOP... which for me is really an accomplishment in running :-)

What would you do differently?:

I should have pushed a little harder after getting the school, but psyched to have broken 52 officially.

Post race

Warm down:

Just walked around... G2, water, watermelon.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Really should be consistently doing 8-10 mi long runs the month before this race and then I think I'll have a shot at sub 50.

Event comments:

Lots of grab-bag prizes... I ended up with 2 $15 off coupons (for running shoes - thanks RMRS), a bag of coffee, t-shirt, and several coupons for free goodies at Chik Fillet. Totally covered race fee and more importantly, a perfect day for a race.

Last updated: 2010-09-15 12:00 AM

Running
00:51:59 \| 06.21 miles \| 08m 22s min/mile
Age Group:	8/15
Overall:	15/425
Performance:	Good
Need to download from Garmin.
Course:	Rolling. Fairly easy course.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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