Christopher Martin's 5K road race

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Christopher Martin's 5K road race - Run5k


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New Haven, Connecticut
United States
JB Sports
45F / 7C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 22m 11s
Overall Rank = 209/1254
Age Group = M20-29
Age Group Rank = 36/86
Pre-race routine:

Half-cup coffee, english muffin, bit of hammer-gel.
Event warmup:

Jogged down to race site, jogged around race site to warm-up. Did a few 10" sprints.
Run
  • 22m 11s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 07m 08s  min/mile
Comments:

Started several rows back from the start line, so chip time was ~0:07 slower than actual. Chip time 22:18.
Went out a bit too fast. First mile was ~6:55, then second in about 7:15. Was hurting cardiovascularly by the end of the second mile, and third mile was tough, although all heart-lungs and not legs, which felt rather fine.
This little kid who couldn't have been more than 7-8 blew by me around mile 2.5 - damn he was fast, and literally half my height.
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to the start line - had to run around many people the first 1/2 mile. Not go out quite so fast.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around, got fluids and food. If I weren't in the midst of IM training I would have had a few beers, but decided to pass on them this time.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

I'm slow. But, getting faster.




Last updated: 2006-12-10 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:11 | 03.11 miles | 07m 08s  min/mile
Age Group: 36/86
Overall: 209/1254
Performance: Good
HR avg 191 HR max 201
Course: Flat course around New Haven.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2006-12-10 11:31 AM

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Subject: Christopher Martin's 5K road race

2006-12-10 4:08 PM
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Subject: RE: Christopher Martin's 5K road race
hey—you're pretty fast for bein' so slow!!

nice race —sorry I couldnt get down there to do this one, but thought it better to get a long slow run in in preparation for Hyannis
2006-12-10 4:41 PM
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Nice race! I always get passed by little kids - they're crazy!!

Good luck with your IM training!

2006-12-10 9:48 PM
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Subject: RE: Christopher Martin's 5K road race
good job honey cakes.  i love you.  you rocked today!
2006-12-11 10:37 AM
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Subject: RE: Christopher Martin's 5K road race
Nice job! We must have started at about the same place. I'm pretty sure I know what kid you are talking about, because he passed me in the first mile when he decided that his friends were running too slow and took off.
2006-12-13 8:21 AM
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Subject: RE: Christopher Martin's 5K road race
Way to smoke that 5k Tom!  I'm enjoying seeing you get faster and faster.

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