Rock Cut Trail Series (5K)
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Rock Cut Trail Series (5K) - Run5k
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Comments: Course was pretty challenging -- a lot of parts were pretty slick with mud, and there were also hills to contend with. As far as trail runs go, I imagine this one wasn't too difficult (this is my first ever trail run) on the grand scale of things, but gave me a tough time. And - mud and 40 degrees was better than snow and 10 degrees! It was really windy out, but that turned out to be a non-factor -- in the woods, the wind was pretty well blocked. I was a little disappointed with myself; in this race, you had age group tags pinned to your back, so you always easily knew who you had to beat. There were two girls in my age group that I was right behind for most of the race ... at around 2.25 miles, though, they pulled ahead and I just didn't have it in me to keep up. If I could have kept on their tails and had a good last kick, I could have taken 2nd in my AG. I kind of lost it mentally, I think. Part of it was certainly not enough training lately, but I don't think that was all of it. What would you do differently?: More training. I've never done any kind of trail running, so this was all new to me. Footing was dicey in a lot of places due to mud, and while I think I navigated it pretty well, it seemed like other people were able to keep up a better pace than me and still seem sure-footed. Post race
Warm down: Walked around, got some chili and hot chocolate. My sister (who lives about 5 minutes from the race venue) had come out to cheer me on, so I chatted with her. What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of training, bad footing. Event comments: This race is part of a 4-part trail run series. Next up is a 10k. Then it rounds out with a 15k and 20k. Should be a challenge for me! But - I'm looking forward to it. Last updated: 2006-12-16 12:00 AM
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2007-01-01 6:55 AM in reply to: #625896 |
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Rockford Road Runners
42F / 6C
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Overall Rank = /
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 4/7
Drove the 90 minutes up to the race venue. Got there with just enough time to register, use the bathroom and then the race started!
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