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Comments: This was designated as a training run as I really didn't have enough miles running the past month or so to think about racing it. Was also worried about my right ankle which was sore since getting back a couple of weeks ago from HK. Decided to pace a friend to keep me in control. I was initially planning to run right around a 1:45 which was what I thought would be a good pace for Jennie to run. Ran the first 3 miles around 7:50 pace as mostly downhill. It was too fast for her and we decided to back it down to a little over 8:00 but still too much so slowed to about 8:30 or so after the 4.5 mile mark. After 3 miles, started to ramp it closer to 8:20 but was still a bit fast. Finally kicked it the last mile. I was able to keep HR pretty much under 140bpm this whole race so it was definitely a workout, not a race effort. Still slightly sore since I did not stop (unlike training runs where you have to stop for lights/street crossings). Thinking of doing another training run in early January. What would you do differently?: Nothing - this was a good training run and while I had run about this distance twice in training, it was slower and with some stops. Planning on doing 2 more weeks of build to about 16 miles before dropping back to recover. Post race
Warm down: Not much. Just walked around, had recovery shake from Gear check. What limited your ability to perform faster: Nothing -this was a training run and could've easily gone around 1:45 if not a few minutes faster but would've had to recover more and not sure my body could take that and also the hard bike workouts. Event comments: Still the premier running race in Dallas - though I think Rock'n'Roll half gives it a good run for the money. Last updated: 2015-07-27 12:00 AM
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2015-12-22 10:57 PM |
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62F / 17C
Overcast
Overall Rank = 810/6184
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 82/404
Got up at around 5:15am, and left the house at 6am. Got over to my work parking garage before 6:30am. Was able to do my typical pre-race routine at the nicer restrooms at the office.
Ran over to the Gear Check area (about 1.5 miles back and forth) before coming back for picture taking, then ran back over to Corral A where I met up with Jennie (my friend Rob's wife). Was looking to pace her (given 22 minute 5K - I thought that 1:45 was doable).