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Brooklyn, New York
United States
Prospect Park Track Club
Sunny
Total Time = 1h 26m 59s
Overall Rank = 117/275
Age Group = 25-29
Age Group Rank = 6/20
Pre-race routine:

Hmm..from anyone who reads my reports I have no routine. :P You'd think by now I'd have some type of routine considering I've been racing for like 10+ years.

Picked up my race number from my running store and got a sweet Brooks long sleeve technical tee in an EXTRA SMALL! Its tough getting a small..let alone an extra small.

This race was on my home turf so I didn't have to wake up early at all! (It was at Propect Park which is about 3 blocks away) :) Gun time was at 10AM. The bf came home from work at like 9:15...he woke me up at 9:30AM. Packed two Gus, decided try them out since the Powergels were giving me stomach problems, my Nano, drank some water and I was out the door by 9:40AM running to the start. I didn't even have to bring a bag.

I'm kindda pissed about my race belt. I lost one of the buttons for the race belt in the portapotty from the Bronx Half last Sunday. It decided to pop off when I was trying to manuever myself around in the tiny 2x2 space. I decided it be wise not to be reaching around anywhere in the portapotty. ;) So I had to use good ol' safety pins.
Event warmup:

Did a warmup run from my apartment to the start. Had a hard time warming up. It wasn't as icy as I thought and the road was completely clear of ice in the park which I was happy about.
Run
  • 1h 26m 59s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Mile 1 - 7:57
Mile 2 - 9:08
Mile 3 - 8:58
Mile 4 - 8:06
Mile 5 - 9:01
Mile 6 - 9:01
Mile 7 - 8:22
Mile 8 - 8:59
Mile 9 - 9:12
Mile 10 - 8:57

I definitely ran out too hard out the first mile. The relay for the 3x3.3M and the 10 milers started out at the same time. I started out running trying to keep up but then I realized hey why am I running so fast..they only got 3.3 to go I got 10. Dude! This lady pushed me! I wanted to push her back but lucky I decided to focus on the race. :) There were two water stops on the loop. I had to stop each time for water. I'm sure if I didn't have to stop as often my times would have been better. Just the air was so dry and I was freezing the whole time.

What would you do differently?:

Not run out too hard the first mile. Also, I wouldn't have been so lazy this week and actually run some more.
Post race
Warm down:

Got a bottle of water and walked back home. :) Yeah! I walked home! Jealous?!?

Went home, ate the bagel J got me, took a nap, and headed out to Chinatown to grab some grub with my mom.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The cold.

Event comments:

A nice fun local race run by one of Brooklyn's Road Runner clubs.




Last updated: 2007-01-17 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:59 | 10 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 6/20
Overall: 117/275
Performance: Average
Course: 3 Loops of Prospect Park, Counter Clock wise direction starting at the Portapotty transverse. I have no idea what that road is...I just know there's a portapotty there.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Too much
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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Subject: PPTC 12th Annual Cherry Tree 10 Mile


2007-02-21 7:00 AM
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Subject: RE: PPTC 12th Annual Cherry Tree 10 Mile

very consistent pace there! great job! don't make us wait for an RR so long next time. lucky you to have a race so close. its only happened to me once and i still had to drive there. looking forward to saturday!

2007-02-21 12:47 PM
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Great job ms. race-a-lot!  Another solid performance!
2007-02-21 6:59 PM
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Subject: RE: PPTC 12th Annual Cherry Tree 10 Mile

Way to go dudette! NICE race and I bet your mom and BF were proud of you!

I can't believe you slept so late and basically rolled out of bed and to the race ! Wow! But then again, aren't you the crazy lady who runs for an hour at 11 pm?!

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