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Palos Park Turkey Trot - Run5k

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Palos Park, Illinois
United States
55F / 13C
Sunny

Total Time = 24m 28s
Overall Rank = 27/120
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 3/

Pre-race routine:

Come on, it's only 5k race, it doesn't really matter...

Event warmup:

We ran along the course for few minutes, then stretched a bit.

Run

24m 28s
5 kms
04m 53s min/km

Comments:

Strted uphill fast, (as you would on a 5k race), then the pace picked up a bit and a lot of people started slowing down (as you would when you start too fast..). I somehow managed to maintain the tempo and really enjoyed the run. 5k is really too short to have any meaningful insights, other then 'passed some and got passed by some, but not many' kind of story...

What would you do differently?:

Nothing really - it was kind of fast for me and would do it again.

Post race

Warm down:

Just some catching of breath and then stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Lack of 5k specific training to learn to pace myself better (i.e. go faster).

Event comments:

We had fun - it was a family get together so it was really enjoyable. For me it was my first 5k run - I'm used to a bit longer distances.

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Last updated: 2007-11-03 12:00 AM

Running
00:24:28 \| 05 kms \| 04m 53s min/km
Age Group:	3/
Overall:	27/120
Performance:	Good
No HR data - forgot to bring it - did't want to be slowed down by it.
Course:	Hilly, but gentle hilly.
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?	No
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4