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Sergeant Preston, Yukon King 6 Mile / 5K Memorial Run
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Sergeant Preston, Yukon King 6 Mile / 5K Memorial Run - Run10k
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Comments: I thought I could hold 6:20s on a good day on this course but today was not that day. I started near the front and was in the top 10 as we came to the first turnaround at 0.5 miles. As we come through mile 1 is when the big climb starts. Already early in the race, I had very little energy which was a weird feeling and knew that this was going to be a rough one. The roads got worse for snow and ice as we continued on through the course. Their are quite a few small rollers through mile 3 before it flattens out a bit for the remainder. The last 3 miles the roads were horrible (ice) and tough to go fast here. I was able to pass the guy ahead of me with 1 mile to go and thought I could reel a few more in but fell a bit short. Mile1: 6:22 AHR:165 Mile2: 6:47 AHR:174 Mile3: 6:35 AHR:175 Mile4: 6:46 AHR:177 Mile5: 6:48 AHR:177 Mile6: 6:31 AHR:179 What would you do differently?: Not be sick.  Post race
Warm down: 1 mile cool-down run and then took off. What limited your ability to perform faster: Sickness. Event comments: This is a tough 6 mile course and is a fun way to start the year. Not many bells and whistles but its only $20! Last updated: 2012-11-14 12:00 AM
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 2013-01-04 2:19 PM |
Expert  1260    Norton Shores, MI |  Subject: Sergeant Preston, Yukon King 6 Mile / 5K Memorial Run |
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22F / -6C
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Overall Rank = 10/138
Age Group = M 30-34
Age Group Rank = 1/5
This was an 11:00 a.m. start time so was able to sleep in and have a relaxed morning. Keelyn spent the night at Grandma & Grandpas, who live 10 minutes from the race, so it worked out well.
Had a cup of coffee, bagel & yogurt about 8:45 and then got ready to go. My head cold was still alive and well but wanted to do the race anyway.
I dropped Rachael at my parents house and then went to the race alone. It was cold out and I did not expect them to watch. I was crunched for time. I found a parking spot, checked in, put on race gear, returned bag to car and got a quick 5 minute warm-up in before the race start.
GU 20 minutes before start.
22 degrees; light wind and snow; snow covered and icy roads.
The course starts with a large hill "Blockhouse Hill" at the start of the second mile and then some rollers through mile 3 before it flattens out although the roads got worse and were covered with hard packed snow (i.e. Ice)