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Veterans Day 10K - Run


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District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
United States
Capital Running Company
60sF / 0C
Sunny
Total Time = 53m 17s
Overall Rank = 590/1221
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 61/93
Pre-race routine:

Nothing special. I didn't do any special diet prep (Red, Hot, & Blue for dinner), but I drank a lot of water and gatorade two - three days prior.
I was dropped off at the race site, which was nice.

Event warmup:

A little stretching, a 1/4 mile walk.
Run
  • 53m 17s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 08m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

I didn't take any extra liquids before the race or during the race, but that didn't effect me.
I hung with some friends from school for the first 5 miles and then pushed in for the last mile +.
My shins tightened up in the first mile or two, but loosened with some exagerated heel toe running.
What would you do differently?:

Go faster, trainer harder, etc...
Post race
Warm down:

Walked back along the route to look for friends and then ran in with the last of them.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I haven't done much running since the PG Triathlon training period, but I felt comfortable with the distance. I probably could have pushed myself harder, but I wanted to enjoy the run and I knew my body wasn't trained for pushing a lot faster.

Event comments:

It was a fun race and the criwd at the back of the start area was pretty easy going. I'd run this course again as a race or for fun.




Last updated: 2005-11-08 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:17 | 06.21 miles | 08m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 61/93
Overall: 590/1221
Performance: Below average
I kept two mile splits: 0 - 2: 17:33 2 - 4: 16:59 4 - 6: 17:08 6 - .2: 1:36
Course: Flat out and back course on the Potomac River / Tidal Basin near the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Ok
Evaluation
Course challenge Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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