Dash & Dine #6

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Dash & Dine #6 - Run


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Boulder, CO
United States
Boulder Roadrunners
75F / 24C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 26m 23s
Overall Rank = 43/59
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

About 300 calories of carbs (raisins & peanuts) about 2 hours prior to race.
Event warmup:

Light jogging, a lot of stretching. Quads and left calf felt very tight before the race; they loosened up enough prior to the start of the race.
Run
  • 26m 23s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 08m 31s  min/mile
Comments:

Only a handful of people passed me this time! And I made them WORK to pass me. Ran the small hills perfectly (stride down, quick turnover/lean forward going up). I know that I'm still slow, compared to the group of people I'm racing with, but for me I SMOKED this run! (Updated with official time/rank.)
When I first finished, I was pretty excited about my PR, and was hoping that I did better in my age group. It's a bit of a letdown to find out that I was LAST, and the 4 guys that beat me are all ELITE TRIATHLETES, who showed up on a lark... :(
What would you do differently?:

Not a damn thing! I should just keep getting faster with time.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked off about 1/4 mile, after rooting in the last runners. Hydrated well, got some food. My sinuses were driving me NUTS! I can always tell when I've really pushed a run, as I sneeze for like 15 minutes...

What limited your ability to perform faster:

My relative newness to all of this.

Event comments:

This was the last of the summer series. The overall winner got a trip to the R&R Marathon in Arizona in January. I found out I actually won my age group at the 4th race (in the series, my 1st), and got a cool Hind T-Shirt. This will be nice when it starts to cool down some.




Last updated: 2004-08-16 12:00 AM
Running
00:26:23 | 03.1 miles | 08m 31s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 43/59
Performance: Good
Didn't bring HRM for this one.
Course: Fairly flat, out and back, along the Boulder Res.
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 5
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2004-08-17 11:04 PM

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Subject: Dash & Dine #6

2004-08-18 10:23 PM
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Subject: RE: Dash & Dine #6

Wow, you did great! Congratulations!

2004-08-19 12:55 PM
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Subject: RE: Dash & Dine #6
Explain the sneezing! Good job. What's next?
2004-08-20 9:17 AM
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Subject: RE: Dash & Dine #6
ChuckyFinster - 2004-08-19 10:55 AM

Explain the sneezing! Good job. What's next?


Every time that I go and push myself on a run, from my old Army days to now, it's like my sinuses just go nuts. I don't know if it's from breathing in too many allergens, too many natural chemicals released or what. While mentally I felt awesome, physically I was feeling miserable!

The next big thing is the Louisville Legacy Triathlon on Aug 29th, my first real tri. Depending on how I feel after that one, I may sign up to do the Windsor Tri on Sept 5th. If not, I'll do another 5K race. I'll do a 10K in Oct., but ski season will be here soon. I'll probably just train through the winter, and ski of course, and get ready for next year.
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