Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital

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Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital - Run8k


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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
United States
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 46m 52s
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

A 10:30 start is so different from the usual early a.m. triathlon start. Plenty of time to eat and get ready at home. A 20 minute drive downtown and parked in the free Summerfest lots. Stood in line for 20 minutes to catch the shuttle bus to the start line area. Talked to some nice people in line and on the bus.
Event warmup:

Does standing in line for the port-a-potty count? I stretched and a quick jog to the area for the "8 minute mile" runners. I went there because my first mile is always that fast and I tend to slow down later. Never saw any of my co-workers from my team. In a sea of 15,000 people (runners and walkers) it was hard to find anyone I knew.
Run
  • 46m 52s
  • 4.97 miles
  • 09m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

I beat my 47:00 goal by 8 seconds with a furious sprint the last three blocks. It was my first ever Al's Run. I had a great time and raised money for Children's Hospital. Did I mention 15,000 people?
What would you do differently?:

Train more...run lots.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and talked to mutri! It was great to see a Donkey today.

Even though I'm not an official Donkey yet, I did them proud by eating a Chipotle burrito after the race.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training...mostly hill repeats and speed work.

Event comments:

Great race, great venue, great cause. I'll be back next year!




Last updated: 2007-07-24 12:00 AM
Running
00:46:52 | 04.97 miles | 09m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
HR stayed in the 160-165 range the whole time. Mile 1= 8:17 Mile 2= 9:10 Mile 3= 10:50 Mile 4= 9:47 Mile 5= 8:48 Nice consistency? Geez I struggled in the middle...walked quite a bit too. I guess I was saving it for the final kick!
Course: A couple of slopes up Wells St and up Summit Ave and a huge downhill to the lake front. The rest was FLAT.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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

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2007-09-15 3:51 PM

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Subject: Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital

2007-09-16 2:10 AM
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Subject: RE: Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital
way to go! nice to see you too this morning!
2007-09-21 11:01 AM
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Subject: RE: Briggs & Al's Run & Walk for Children's Hospital
read this rr and . . .

if you down the burrito U R a donkey in training, the sprite and Jolly rancher will seal the deal and just PM joe to let you know.

In my books you are a Donkey

Great Run and keep it up
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