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The Human Race 5K - Run


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St. Paul, MN
United States
38F / 3C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 42m 23s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

It was a late start - 11:40, so we slept in, had eggos with PB and a fruit & yogurt smoothie for breakfast, then headed to St. Paul.
Event warmup:

Forgot my race number in the car, so I ran back to get it! Stretched a bit with Kelly & Autumn and my two kids. Not a great warm-up, but I don't think that was a limiter!
Run
  • 42m 23s
  • 3.12 miles
  • 13m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

I did this race with my two children - 7 and 9 years old. The 9 year old went ahead on his own, while the younger and I stayed together. We made a game of it after running the first 1/2 mile. We'd run to the next sign, then walk to the one after that and so on. She was very upbeat, even though it has been a while since she's run this distance and she was definitely tired at the end. Still, it was more than 7 minutes faster than the last time we did one together!
What would you do differently?:

Not a thing. The course seemed short to me, so that was good sign! I would like to know how I would have run it if I'd been solo - but that was not the objective for today!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around a bit, ran back to the car to get kids' coats. Lunched with fellow BTers and then headed home.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I was part of a mom & daughter team that sometimes ran while holding hands! :)

Event comments:

We had fun and will do this again! To me this is opening day for the spring so it was a great day!




Last updated: 2006-03-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:42:23 | 03.12 miles | 13m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
My Garmin actually said we ran 3.26 miles, with an average of 13.01 min/mile.
Course: FLAT street course through the neighborhood surrounding the University of St. Thomas. It was an out and back, so fun to see others on their way in as we were still headed out.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2006-03-19 4:53 PM

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2006-03-19 5:21 PM
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such a good mama! i'll have to use your example as a way to run with ella when she gets older. it was great to see you, and to meet your kids again.
2006-03-19 9:41 PM
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I hope you had fun with your kids...sounds like it was a great day!
2006-03-19 10:23 PM
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Subject: RE: The Human Race 5K
Sometimes the objective is not how fast you go, but how much fun you have.
2006-03-20 7:54 AM
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Great race to all of you! I hope I can convince my girls to run some races with me this year.
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