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She's Got Sole 8K - Run8k


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Chicago, Illinois
United States
Universal Sole
90F / 32C
Sunny
Total Time = 54m 48s
Overall Rank = 234/266
Age Group = 30-34?
Age Group Rank = 47/60
Pre-race routine:

Got up, had some coffee and a bite of the Cliff bar..baby woke up, so we gave Damon his Father's day gift together and then I drove to Chicago :)
Event warmup:

Slow jog, probably around a mile.. squeezed in a 10 minute massage at the Athletico table..ahh, heaven!
Run
  • 54m 48s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 11m 02s  min/mile
Comments:

The run was great, but I wasn't. I couldn't keep my intended pace. Mile 1 was 9:56, then it started going downhill-mile 2-10:26, mile 3-11:20, mile 4-12smth, mile 5-10:23. I felt like i had no energy-i'm suspecting that a little family drama 2 days prior to that a little to do with that, and i just wasn't feeling my best the morning of the race. It was SO hot...it was around 90, but very humid, so felt much worse. In mile 4, I actually started getting chills, which i knew was not a good sign...even though I drank at every of the 4 water stations.

My HR stayed around 170-175 the whole race.

I ran 3:1 and reeeeeally looked forward to every walk break LOL yep, i was not in the race mood..
What would you do differently?:

Given the circumstances, not much, really.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around for a bit, then just drove home. A massage would have been great, but the line was too long.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

not being 100%

Event comments:

Good little race, nice technical race tank top!




Last updated: 2007-06-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:54:48 | 04.97 miles | 11m 02s  min/mile
Age Group: 47/60
Overall: 234/266
Performance: Average
Course: Flat, beautiful course, starting by the Montrose Harbor and going out and back by Lake Michigan... really, one of the most beautiful places to run. Just not a lot of shade....
Keeping cool Bad 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? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5

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2007-06-18 12:31 PM

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Subject: She's Got Sole 8K


2007-06-18 1:16 PM
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Subject: RE: She's Got Sole 8K
Nice run, even if you were not in top form.
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