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Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run - Run10 Mile

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Washington, Washington, D.C.
United States
Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run
40F / 4C
Sunny

Total Time = 1h 36m
Overall Rank = 7870/15970
Age Group = F20-24
Age Group Rank = 389/936

Pre-race routine:

Got up 2.5 hours before the race and ate 2 slices of toast with 2T peanut butter. Foam rolled and got dressed and walked over (.3mi) to the start.

Event warmup:

Walked around and slow jog with some strides.

Run

1h 36m
10 miles
09m 36s min/mile

Comments:

The sun got really hot at about mile 7 and I had to take off my top layer which got all messed up because it was a zip up but my number was attached so I had to take it over my head and my hat fell off so getting all that situated probably cost me a minute or more. Other than that I felt great. I had water and gaterade as I walked through each water stop and took a gel around mile 5.5.

What would you do differently?:

Start out a little more conservatively. I always get so caught up during the first few miles and FLY. I need to be better at pacing myself because I was really fatiguing by miles 6-7.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked about .25 miles and then ate a banana and drank a bottle of water. Then walked another .3 miles back to the hotel and foam rolled and stretched.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I should have paced myself better so that I didn't slow down as much during the second half. I also didn't train as well as I should have. I did an 8 mi race last weekend but besides that I probably only ran 6+ mile runs 3-4 times since November!

Last updated: 2011-01-09 12:00 AM

Running
01:36:00 \| 10 miles \| 09m 36s min/mile
Age Group:	389/936
Overall:	70870/15970
Performance:	Good
Ave HR: 172 Max HR: 184 My garmin read 10.15mi when I finished. Maybe I should have been in a faster corral because I spent the first couple miles passing people and zig zagging around which added to my time. But then again, I got fatigued halfway through and ran the second half slower than the first so maybe I should have conserved my energy and slowed down at the beginning.
Course:	Very flat. Slight hill at the end which sucked because I just wanted to sprint to the finish, but other than that it was fast and flat and only a few tight turns with bottlenecking.
Keeping cool	Average	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:	Good
Race evaluation [1-5]	4