Cooper River Bridge 10K Run

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Cooper River Bridge 10K Run - Run


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Charleston, South Carolina
United States
65F / 18C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 08m
Overall Rank = 17595/33596
Age Group = 45-50
Age Group Rank = 966/1456
Event warmup:

None
Run
  • 1h 16m 1s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 12m 14s  min/mile
Comments:

With over 33,000 people running in this race just actually running instead of walking at the start is almost impossible due to bodies being everywhere. After about the first 1/4 mile we got spread out enough to actually run. The first 2 miles was relatively easy and then we hit the 5 percent grade of the Cooper River Bridge. I had to walk at this point and even walking my calves were buring and I thought I might actually get a cramp at one point. When I reached the crest of the bridge I starting running again and ran on and off to the finish. One funning thing about the race, one section goes through a questionable part of town and every homeless person of the street was hollering and cheering on the runners.
What would you do differently?:

Get in more training before race.
Post race
Warm down:

Still had to walk another mile or so after the finish just to get to the car.

Event comments:

No better way to see the beautiful city of Charleston, SC than this.




Last updated: 2006-04-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:16:01 | 06.21 miles | 12m 14s  min/mile
Age Group: 966/1456
Overall: 17595/33596
Performance: Good
Course: Mostly flat course exept for 5 percent grade going up bridge, inline on bridge goes up in about one mile and gradually goes down in 2 miles.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race?
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] 5

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2006-04-01 4:32 PM

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Subject: Cooper River Bridge 10K Run

2006-04-02 8:12 AM
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Subject: RE: Cooper River Bridge 10K Run

vapor5372 - 2006-04-01 5:32 PM ... One funning thing about the race, one section goes through a questionable part of town and every homeless person of the street was hollering and cheering on the runners.

Running through a questionable part of town is one way to make you run faster!  Charleston is an awesome town - even if you do not live slightly north of Broad street.

Bummer about the calves talking to you on the bridge ... keep in mind this is just the beginning of the season and you have just begun to finely tune your body for the races on your plate.

 

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