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William O'Brien 10 miler - Run10 Mile


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Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota
United States
Frontrunner Events
72F / 22C
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 18m 5s
Overall Rank = 12/129
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 4/13
Pre-race routine:

Wake up, eat breakfast. Drink a little coffee, drop the girls off and Charity and I headed down to the race.
Event warmup:

Strides and jogging, ~10 min
Run
  • 1h 18m 5s
  • 10.5 miles
  • 07m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Tough course. I've never done a trail run. The constant speed changes coupled with the steep climbs are very tiring. I severly underestimated the difficulty. It's a lesson well learned.
What would you do differently?:

I need to train on some trails ahead of time to understand how to pace them.
Post race
Warm down:

Wait for Charity to finish and then walk around together for a bit. Lovely day!

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Went out way too hard in the first 30 min. I slowed down from miles 4-7, and then got myself under control and ran a decent 5K to the end. I did not expect the terrain to be so much up and down. I couldn't set my pace and that did me in.

Event comments:

Low key, nice race. It's a scenic run, but challenging. I really enjoyed the difficulty.




Last updated: 2011-06-27 12:00 AM
Running
01:18:05 | 10.5 miles | 07m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/13
Overall: 12/129
Performance: Average
Course: Trail run. Rolling hills, grass and gravel.
Keeping cool Average Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
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:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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