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Comments: My first mile was a bit hot at 6:21, but I settled after that and hovered around my target 6:35 pace. It held overall until about mile 3. I figured that with very little running I would start to hurt after the first 5k. I especially thought this would be the case with the majority of the elevation occurring between miles 3 and 5. After that I was able to rally and get the pace back down. What would you do differently?: Obviously running more would help, but as a focused cyclist this year that isn't going to happen. At least I know I have the overall fitness to put out a respectable run when needed.  Post race
Warm down: Very cold and tired. I haven't been that happy to eat Little Ceasar's in a while. Event comments: The Blues Marathon is a great race, and I think this distance is a good way to let runners not quite ready for a full or half to experience the environment of a bigger race before making the leap. Profile Album Last updated: 2015-01-05 12:00 AM
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 2015-01-12 1:25 AM |
Extreme Veteran  2261    Ridgeland, Mississippi |  Subject: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note |
| 2015-01-12 8:35 AM in reply to: #5082400 |
Master 9705  Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Great race! Congratulations! |
| 2015-01-12 11:41 AM in reply to: #5082400 |
| Master 10208 Northern IL | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Nice job Matt! |
| 2015-01-12 12:00 PM in reply to: #5082400 |
Master 6834 Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Great job Matt! I agree, the race distance is a real nice in-between distance for those that are just dipping a toe into the distance racing pool. |
| 2015-01-12 12:59 PM in reply to: #5082400 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note I'd say your running fitness is in a good place! Congrats on a very solid, speedy finish! |
| 2015-01-12 10:35 PM in reply to: #5082400 |
Melon Presser 52116 | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Superb AG win (especially for a cyclist |
). Awesome job and great pics too.| 2015-01-14 10:12 AM in reply to: IndoIronYanti |
Member 2689 Denver, CO | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Super job, Matt!! Your run fitness is clearly in a good place. Congrats on the OA and AG placements!! |
| 2015-01-20 10:41 AM in reply to: laffinrock |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Mississippi Blues Quarter Note Great job, sounds like a perfect race to see where you are at! |
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Sunny
Overall Rank = 2/283
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 1/12
I have been mostly cycling since USAT Nationals. I signed up for this race as an experiment to see how well my running fitness was maintained through all the riding I've done lately. If I do an occasional tri this year, my longest run would be a 10k, so this race was a good opportunity to see where my run currently is.
I did throw in a couple of runs the last few weeks to help aid with getting ready for hard efforts.
I jogged for a little bit, but it was very cold. On a normal day I would have considered my warmup inadequate, but I made an exception to stay as warm as possible before the race.