Medical Lake Special Olympics 5K Fun Run

Forums

Forum guidelines BT super discount

Updated posts

My threads
No new posts

My favorite threads

General Discussion

Race Reports! » Medical Lake Special Olympics 5K Fun Run

Rss Feed

Moderators: k9car363, alicefoeller

Medical Lake Special Olympics 5K Fun Run - Run5k

View Member's Race Log

Medical Lake, Washington
United States
Special Olympics
75F / 24C
Sunny

Total Time = 19m 9s
Overall Rank = 1/30
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

Got up at 7:30am and ate some watermelon and a Clif bar. Went over to race start and got registered. Spent about 20 minutes getting stretched out and warmed up.

Event warmup:

Ran for about 5 or 10 minutes to get the legs going.

Run

19m 9s
3.11 miles
06m 10s min/mile

Comments:

This event was there 2nd annual, so it's not real organized yet, but they're trying.
It was funny to see most everyone take off like their hair was on fire at the start. I was near the front at the beginning and pulled into the lead after only the first 1/2 mile. After that people started dropping off the pace like flies. So, I settled into a comfortable pace and held it to the finish.
There was this one kid who I found out is going into the 7th grade this year that came in 2nd OA! He was only a minute and ten seconds behind me at the finish! Impressive! He's gonna be real fast in a few years if he keeps at it.

What would you do differently?:

Need to do some speed work. Haven't done any this year and I know it will help my run times.

Post race

Warm down:

Drank water and watched most everyone finish.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Need to do some speed work.

Event comments:

I hope this race grows in size as the years go by. It's fun to be a part of local events near home.

Last updated: 2007-07-18 12:00 AM

Running
00:19:09 \| 03.11 miles \| 06m 10s min/mile
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	1/30
Performance:	Good
Course:	Follows trail around the lake in a loop. Trail is fairly flat w/ some good rollers in the last 1.5 miles and one short steep climb in the first 1/4 mile.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking