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Moon Valley Grasshopper Bridge 5K - Run5k


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Phoenix, Arizona
United States
Arizona Road Racers
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 23m 32s
Overall Rank = 51/278
Age Group = M30-34
Age Group Rank = 7/22
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 4:30am, ate some breakfast. Cereal, milk, protein powder, banana. Got to race site at 6:15 to register, get chip. Race started ontime at 7am.
Event warmup:

Stretched, jogged to portojohn, ate a gel.
Run
  • 23m 32s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 07m 35s  min/mile
Comments:

Good start close to the front of the pack. Was stuck behind some guy in a speedo and hit my fastest pace of 6:15 passing him. Lol. Did not want to look at that for any longer than I had to. Kept a pretty good pace, but tapered off in the 3rd mile. My pulse was a little too high and I didn't have much kick at the end. A guy started walking right in front of me at the 2.5mi point. I offered some encouragement about only a 1/2 mi left. He ended up beating me by a few seconds, lol. Some older dudes blew past me right at the finish.

Still happy because I beat my old time by almost a minute. I started off Sept with a low 26 min 5k, so I improved quite a bit.
What would you do differently?:

Pace myself a little better for a stronger finish.
Post race
Warm down:

Had some water, 1/2 a bagel. Not much else. Felt pretty good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I don't know. Probably just need to get more miles in, maybe do some speed work to help with a stronger finish.

Event comments:

Well put together. Lots of traffic control with many volunteers along the course to offer encouragement. A drink station was set up at every mile, with someone calling out times. Very well organized event.




Last updated: 2006-09-30 12:00 AM
Running
00:23:32 | 03.1 miles | 07m 35s  min/mile
Age Group: 7/22
Overall: 51/278
Performance: Good
Mi 1 - 7:33, 162 av, 172 max Mi 2 - 7:27, 176 av, 180 max Mi 3 - 7:54, 181 av, 183 max 0.14 - 1:00, 182 av, 186 max
Course: Around moon valley on residential streets, and finishing at moon valley park on grass.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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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