Brian Aselton Memorial Snow Dash 5K

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Brian Aselton Memorial Snow Dash 5K - Run5k


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East Hartford, Connecticut
United States
Plattsys
41F / 5C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 25m 48s
Overall Rank = 124/318
Age Group = 40-49
Age Group Rank = 17/42
Pre-race routine:

Ate breakfast at 10am - Go Lean Cereal, OJ, Milk. Was early enough that I did not even notice during the race. Drank a few sips of G@ 30 mins before.
Event warmup:

10 minute walk to warm up. Spent time on the gym to stay warm.
Run
  • 25m 48s
  • 3.15 miles
  • 08m 11s  min/mile
Comments:

Started way too quickly. Very poor pacing.

Ran the first minute at sub 6 minute pace, and then paid the price. My legs started burning (first time I've felt that).

My heart rate got really high very quickly and I couldn't get it back down.

Pacing, pacing, pacing!

First time I felt my legs burning before my lungs felt like they were going to explode. I seemed to run the race at less than max effort, but my HR got really high.
What would you do differently?:

Start at a more reasonable pace to try to keep my heart rate lower.

Better overall pace strategy continues to be a challenge in my races.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked for a few minutes

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Bad pacing.

Event comments:

Good race. Well organized. A lot of fun.




Last updated: 2012-01-03 12:00 AM
Running
00:25:48 | 03.15 miles | 08m 11s  min/mile
Age Group: 17/42
Overall: 124/318
Performance: Average
Avg HR = 171 Max HR = 188 (wow)
Course: Through neighborhood in East Hartford. Winding hill during end of second mile.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Below average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 4
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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