-
Manchester Road Race
2022-11-24
Manchester, Connecticut
United States
Manchester Road Race Committee
33F / 1C
Sunny
Run
Total Time = 34m 46s
Overall Rank = 757/8304
Age Group = M60-64
Age Group Rank = 10/299
Pre-race routine:
usual 300 calories 3 hrs prior with coffee/BR stop and long hot shower as it's going to be cold; drove over at 8:30am to get there for 9 and do a warm up run--#3506Event warmup:
parked near Locust St/Park, past the church; dressed warmly to do warmup; first mile ez, then added 30 sec strides x 4 pushing it up to race pace; felt tight but OK; used inhaler as I was wheezy
Run
Comments:
Felt tight but OK, very bright and wished I had a visor, kept gloves on and light hat until mile 2; lost my gloves tucking them away but didn't want to give up any time and go back; kept pushing on the hill-which is 2 tiers, then pushed harder after mile2 over the last hill--took ~60 breaths and then the downhill started and I flew; tried to hold pace and then push pace then hold onWhat would you do differently?:
nothing
Post race
Warm down:
just sat in the car and tried to get my breath; used my MDI againWhat limited your ability to perform faster:
ZipEvent comments:
There is no where else to be on Thanksgiving than in Manchester running the road race. It's been a staple in our house for decades. Both kids ran (bandited) and we all talked about our experiences later at home. Love the costumes. A bit chilly but in reality 40-50 degrees is perfect. A new record was set today-nice!
Running 00:34:46 | 04.75 miles | 07m 19s min/mile Age Group: 10/299 Overall: 753/8304 Performance: 7:13/8:09/7:08/7:03/5:23 140av/150max Course: usual MRR course Keeping cool Drinking Weight change: % Overall: Good Mental exertion [1-5] 5 Physical exertion [1-5] 5 Good race? Yes 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
BT Partners
D3 Multisport
When Big Boys Tri
TriFind
Road Runner Sports
Race Reports Modeled with Permission from
Endurancecoach's Triathlon Post Race Analysis Sheet.
Last updated: 2022-11-24 12:00 AM
-
RE: Manchester Road Race
BY: jmhpsu93 on 2022-11-28 2:01 PM
Great race, Dale. And am I reading that right - 8K racers on Thanksgiving??!!! That's no YMCA Turkey Trot. LOL
-----
Mike
https://www.strava.com/athletes/2066322 -
RE: Manchester Road Race
BY: dtoce on 2022-11-29 6:24 AM
yeah, this race is perennially a big deal and very well attended-often close to the max of 15,000 people and that doesn't count the thousands of bandits/non-registered runners who jump on the course for a bit just for the experience of it
its' one of the largest in NE-behind Boston and NY marathons and is the largest road race in CT
the only other race that is close is New Haven Road Race (20K and 5K) @ ~5-7K
(Falmouth RR (7mile) in Mass has about 13K ppl)
-----
Dale