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Turkey Beach Trot - Run10k


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San Francisco, CA
United States
Fast Twitch Productions
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 53m 20s
Overall Rank = 166/720
Age Group = 30-39
Age Group Rank = 55/127
Pre-race routine:

Parked car about 1 mile from starting area (Ocean Beach beachfront at Hwy 1 & Balboa St.), and walked/jogged back to starting area.

Run
  • 53m 20s
  • 6 miles
  • 08m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

If you don't run regularly on sand, be prepared for an unpleasant surprise. The sand just sucks the energy right out of you with each step. Then there's the really WET and STICKY sand traps that you learn to avoid at all costs. Add to that the waves washing up on shore chasing you "uphill" on the shorebreak--and you have all the fun you can handle for 4 of the 6 miles of the run. Your average HR will jump a few bpm's.
What would you do differently?:

Run on sand as much as I can to get my body acclimated to the different demands on the body.
Post race
Warm down:

Running around finish area looking for wife and kids.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Stupidly doing a hard Brick, plus swim intervals the day before, and treating this as just another "training day"--because its only a "turkey trot". Screw that. As soon as you're on the starting line, even if were just a footrace with the neighborhood kids!, your competitive side doesn't want anything but a command performance.

Event comments:

Good fun and a challenging run on the sand, in a BEAUTIFUL setting on Ocean Beach in San Francisco. Big, rolling sets of Pacific Ocean waves washing up onshore just below the Cliff House.




Last updated: 2006-11-14 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:20 | 06 miles | 08m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 55/127
Overall: 166/720
Performance: Good
Avg HR: 175
Course: Starting line on beach at Ocean Beach, Hwy 1 & Balboa St. Run is 3-miles down the beach--think sand--and turnarond at/near Sloat St. Then, a 2 mile run back along hard-packed dirt path alternating with some paved walkways; followed by a final mile back on the beach back to the Finish line (located at the original starting area).
Keeping cool Good Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2006-11-23 12:20 PM

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Subject: Turkey Beach Trot


Edited by guncollector 2006-11-23 12:24 PM

2006-11-23 1:32 PM
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Subject: RE: Turkey Beach Trot
That's a very fast run!  Happy Thanksgiving to you, too.
2006-11-24 5:12 PM
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Subject: RE: Turkey Beach Trot
Great race/ learning experience.  I know what you mean about the competative side.   sounds like a lovely setting.  I'm impressed with your sub-9-min-miles... especially in wet sand, dodging the Pacific!
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