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Comments: During the race my ears never really warmed up. Once I got running my legs warmed up quickly and I soon forgot that I was wearing shorts. By time time I hit mile 3 my hands had warmed up and I was able to run without my hands being tucked in the sleeves of my shirt. Two years ago I ran with a red and black beanie hat and it took only a few minutes for my ears and head to become to hot. This year I wore a running hat which left my head warm but my ears cold. What would you do differently?: I think next year I will wear a headband to keep my ears warm along with a running hat. My overall time is less than I wanted, that being said I faced several challanges in the weeks leading up to the race. First my son got sick, then I had a knee injury, then a head injury, then a shoulder injury, followed by me being sick several days before and the day of the race. This was a C race for me so I really did not push myself to much. Didn't want to risk reinjuring myself of getting sicker.  Post race
Warm down: By time time I crossed the finish line my poor legs were red from the cold and my legs began to crap as soon as I stopped running. I quickly made my way indoors to begin walking around and doing light stretches until my legs rewarmed themselves. After that I got with the first year doctor studetns for a 15 minute deep stretch session. What limited your ability to perform faster: Recovering from three seperate injuries and being sick. That and it was COLD!!!!!!!!! Event comments: This is a small race but it is one of my favirates. While there are a small group of competive runners most everyone there is there to have a good time and enjoy the company of other people. Last updated: 2012-02-11 12:00 AM
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 2012-02-11 10:11 PM |
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6F / -14C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 272/2200
Age Group = 30-34
Age Group Rank = 51/
Woke up two hours before race start. Had a sleepness night before due to being sick and in a hotel room with a less than comfortable bed. Grabbed a quick shower and got dressed in my race gear which consisted of a red long sleeve light weight running shirt, a thick red flannel vest, and back running shorts with a red strip down the outside of each leg. Went downstairs for a quick breakfast of apple juice and two peices of wheat toast with a small amount of jelly.
It was COLD outside! The wind gusts made it even worse dropping the temp down to -5. Which my shorts and light weight shirt I felt every bit of the -5 temp. I ran the six blocks from my parking spot to the Downtown YMCA. I arrived about an hour early so I did my packet pickup then just mingled with people. This is my third year doing this race so I was able to speak with people that I've meet on the race circut and also met some new people. I stayed inside most of the time and walked around to keep my legs warm and loose.