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Spring Forward Distance Run - Run15k

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Mendon, New York
United States
Yellowjacket Racing
46F / 8C
Overcast

Total Time = 1h 19m 2s
Overall Rank = 178/328
Age Group = F 35-39
Age Group Rank = 7/27

Pre-race routine:

Well this race was being used as a tempo part of a longer run to test nutrition etc under higher stress conditions, so my pre-race routine consisted of getting to the start early and running for 55mins beforehand.

Event warmup:

55min extra running and then getting to start line to have a gel and hang around for 5mins til the horn went

Run

1h 19m 2s
9.3 miles
08m 30s min/mile

Comments:

There were about 350 runners and when the horn went off I found myself in the middle of a mass of people. Took a few minutes to actually try and get past some to a gap where I felt more comfortable running and finding my pace.
It was kind of weird that in a group of so many, everyone spread out quite quickly but for the entire run there was only a few people that overtook me and I don't think I overtook more than a couple either.

42nd out of 126 females. Quite happy with that as my pace was 8:30/mile which is fast for me.

What would you do differently?:

I don't think I could have gone any faster than I did today. It would be interesting to see how much more I could push myself if I did this on fresh legs. It was part of my longest run ever.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked around for a few minutes then went off to complete my total long run time of 2hr30min - luckily that was only another 16minutes and was at a nice easy pace.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Running beforehand!

Event comments:

Very well organised

Last updated: 2007-03-26 12:00 AM

Running
01:19:02 \| 9.3 miles \| 08m 30s min/mile
Age Group:	0/27
Overall:	0/328
Performance:	Good
Don't need to go into detail but apart from the very first mile the average data per mile for this entire run was in my z4/5.
Course:	Hilly. One loop of a route around Mendon Ponds Park with endless rolling hills.
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