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Grand Rapids, Michigan
United States
Fifth Third River Bank Run
60F / 16C
Precipitation
Total Time = 2h 37m 25s
Overall Rank = 3942/5221
Age Group = F30-34
Age Group Rank = 294/438
Pre-race routine:

Got up, dressed and ate a peanut butter sandwich.
Event warmup:

Parked at the hospital and walked to The Amway Grand to meet some friends. Stretched a bit, but figured it was long enough to warm up on the first couple of miles.
Run
  • 2h 37m 25s
  • 15.68 miles
  • 10m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

I was very nervous about this run. I had one really good training run about a month ago and since then they haven't been very good. I'm guessing because of the increased training for Steelhead this year. I also am starting to get some left foot pain/issues that did flare up during the run. However, the run went really well. I love to run in the rain so anytime it would start to sprinkle I loved it. The plan was to do 10:30 for as long as we could. Well apparently we were feeling good and was under 10:00's for around 7 miles. The middle mile, 8-12 were hilly and terrible, but after that we were able to pick it up and felt pretty good again. Sarah and I pushed each other. I started to pick it up with 2.5 miles left and she yelled at me to not open it up yet. Great advice. We did pick it up some, but still had some in the tank to sprint the last bit. Overall, I'm very proud of this performance. Bettered my time from last year by 10 minutes!
What would you do differently?:

Not much. Still need to figure out nutrition.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back to the car (up the Michigan St. Hill!).

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Sore left foot.




Last updated: 2010-08-02 12:00 AM
Running
02:37:25 | 15.68 miles | 10m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 294/438
Overall: 3942/5221
Performance: Good
Splits- 1)10:04, 2)9:48, 3)9:49, 4)9:53, 5)9:44, 6)9:36, 7)9:53, 8)10:07, 9)10:03, 10)10:17, 11)10:55, 12)10:42, 13)10:03, 14)10:35, 15)9:38, .68)8:46
Course: Along grand river and through downtown Grand Rapids.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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