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Peoria, Illinois
United States
Illinois Valley Striders
55F / 13C
Sunny
Total Time = 24m 41s
Overall Rank = 51/125
Age Group = 40-44
Age Group Rank = 3/4
Pre-race routine:

Got up about 6. Ate a toasted PB&J and a banana and drank 2 cups of coffee.

Got the rest of the family up, and we drove a couple of miles to the race site. First race for most of them!
Event warmup:

Jogged a few minutes and about 10 minutes of stretching. Try to keep my wife's nerves in check.
Run
  • 24m 41s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 56s  min/mile
Comments:

This was the first 5K I've run in 15 years (give or take). My goal was 8 min/mile (7:57 actual), so I hit my goal!

Tried to keep my pace consistent, and I think I did a pretty good job of it.
What would you do differently?:

Not sure I could have gone any faster.
Post race
Warm down:

Walk over to car and get camera to catch the others finishing.

Jogged alone as my wife finished (YEA!!)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Body Type
Genetics
Training


Event comments:

This was a nice race to help support our small zoo. With 125 people, it was a good race for first time runners (like my wife).






Last updated: 2005-10-01 12:00 AM
Running
00:24:41 | 03.11 miles | 07m 56s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/4
Overall: 51/125
Performance: Good
Course: Two laps plus a little more of mostly flat city park and streets. First split showed 13:00 which included the additional part beyond 2 laps.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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