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Mother's Day Run & Walk - Calgary - Run10k


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Calgary, Alberta
Canada
10C / 50F
Overcast
Total Time = 40m 6s
Overall Rank = 18/1795
Age Group = M30-39
Age Group Rank = 7/233
Pre-race routine:

Wife is out after knee surgery so quick drive to the race then back home as quick as possible.

Kinvara 4 shoes for the first time. Seemed to work well. Zoot ultra shorts, tech top with cotton race t-shirt overtop.


Event warmup:

1km run around the parking lot, some strides.

Run
  • 40m 6s
  • 10 kms
  • 04m 01s  min/km
Comments:

Training for the 50km race in a month, but mileage always helps. Best placement ever for this race, if not best time.

Post race
Warm down:

Went straight back to the parking lot to get home

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Not much speed work just volume for the ultra.

Event comments:

Try and do this every year - it's one of the biggest races in the city.





Last updated: 2014-05-06 12:00 AM
Running
00:40:06 | 10 kms | 04m 01s  min/km
Age Group: 7/233
Overall: 18/1795
Performance: Good
HR: 161 Avg
Course: A rather hilly course - especially near the end with an almost endless climb.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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