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Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile - Run

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New York, New York
United States
New York Road Runners
75F / 24C
Overcast

Total Time = 05m 35s
Overall Rank = 408/1964
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Brutal. Started out the day with a BRick for my triathlon training -- an 18 mile bike ride followed by a 3.4 mile run. Had about an hour downtime, then went over to Fifth Ave. next to the park to do the mile run.

Event warmup:

I was warmed up. No problem there. I choked down a banana and some Gatorade before I started the race.

Run

05m 35s
1 miles
05m 35s min/mile

Comments:

My energy PLUNGED at the 1/4 mile mark, then came back up at about the 1/2 mile mark. I felt like I trotted it in pretty slow, but I actually PR'ed on a timed mile by 20 seconds, despite my pre-race workout!

What would you do differently?:

Avoid the 18 mile bike ride and 3.4 mile run before the race. ;-)
BUT, this was an easy NYC Marathon qualifier, so I had to do it.

Post race

Warm down:

Another banana and a lot of water on my head.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Heavy legs.

Last updated: 2004-08-21 12:00 AM

Running
00:05:35 \| 01 miles \| 05m 35s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	408/1964
Performance:	Good
Course:	80th Street to 60th Street straight down Fifth Ave.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Good
Mental exertion [1-5]	2
Physical exertion [1-5]	3
Good race?	Ok

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