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Love Rox 10K - Run10k

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Richmond, Virginia
United States
Richmond Multisports
35F / 2C
Precipitation

Total Time = 1h 24m 20s
Overall Rank = 251/331
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Race started at 10:45, so I was able to sleep in until 8. Pretty awesome! Got up, showered, ate breakfast and coffee, hung out with E for awhile before driving down to the race site. Parked near Capital Ale House since that's where I'd be last. Probably the best decision I made all day.

Event warmup:

Walked from Cap Ale to the race site. Was able to watch the 1/2 Marathon start. Chatted with Judi's husband for a few minutes before heading into the tent. I got stretched by the massage therapist (who is AMAZING! Seriously going to try to go to him) and checked out the other booths. Headed out to porta potty and then lined up in the field (that's right, FIELD!) where we started.

Run

1h 24m 20s
6.21 miles
13m 35s min/mile

Comments:

Let me start off by saying that this course is MISERABLE! I know the race director has no control over the weather, which really made it worse, but even in the best of conditions it would not have been fun. The canal area is pretty narrow and there were way too many people coming through. Some bottle necks around the stairs.

I did pretty well for the first two miles. It started raining as I was heading back in and out to the Mayo Bridge. I kind of lost motivation there. My stomach started cramping, I was getting cold, and it's just not a nice place to run. Really struggled through the whole Manchester area. The porta potty at mile 4 was such a HUGE relief!! Of course, after that, I went up the hill to the Lee Bridge. Turned on to that bridge and got a face full of wind and icy snow. Absolutely miserable. My muscles felt like they were seizing and it was so hard to run. But, running was better than walking because of how cold I got while running. There was a little over a mile left after the bridge, but my hips and legs were so sore that it was tough to keep going. Walked up the hill on Byrd and tried to run down. Running down was tough because of how slippery the bricks were. Was so glad to get to the end!

What would you do differently?:

Not sign up for this race

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around, hung out with Judi's husband while waiting for her to finish. Once she did, we headed into the tent. Got Irish Coffee and stew to try to stay warm. Stood in front of the one heater to warm up. Once Kristen finished, we walked to Cap Ale.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Everything about today was the perfect storm of suck.

Last updated: 2013-01-08 12:00 AM

Running
01:24:20 \| 06.21 miles \| 13m 35s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	251/331
Performance:	Bad
Course:	1 loop (1/2 mary did 2) starting in a grassy field on Brown's Island. Ran along the canal walk, which is really twisty and has a lot of stairs, until an arbitrary point to turn around. Lots of two-way traffic from both the 10k and 1/2 marathon in parts that can be narrow. Up to the streets to go over the Mayo Bridge at 14th. Down into Manchester, which has lots of warehouses and is not such a great area. Through the industrial area over to the Lee Bridge. Lee Bridge to Byrd Street. A fairly steep slippery hill on Byrd back down to Tredagar.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right