Mesa Turkey Trot - Run10k


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Mesa, Arizona
United States
Race Place Events
70F / 21C
Sunny
Total Time = 53m 28s
Overall Rank = 741/4000
Age Group = F35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Whole grain bread and peanut butter at 5:30 a.m., then because it was a late start race (9:00 a.m. start), a Larabar at 7:30.
Event warmup:

10 minutes light running about 30 minutes before start. Got in bathroom line, was still in line when gun went off. Got to the start about 5 minutes after the gun start (there were MANY athletes still starting at the same time as me).
Run
  • 53m 28s
  • 10 kms
  • 05m 21s  min/km
Comments:

Started race five minutes after gun start, which meant that I was passing other runners the entire way. Start was fairly wide open, but later on there were some spots where trying to get around other people slowed me down. Legs were great during the entire race, the only problem holding me back was some GI pain starting at mile 3 and continuing through the race. Most of mile 5 was uphill, so my pace went down, and when we started downhill during mile 6 I tried picking up the pace and really felt like puking. I slowed down just a tad, but basically just pushed through.
What would you do differently?:

Figure out where the GI issues came from and fix them...
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around and stretched

What limited your ability to perform faster:

GI issues, crowded course

Event comments:

I guess I've been spoiled at other races, but this year all I got at the end were a couple of orange quarters and a bit of banana. Went to Mi Amigo's expecting a breakfast burrito like last year, but they gave out $5.00 coupons instead. Couldn't find where they were giving out bottled water, but I still had some in the bottle I carried. On the other hand, it only cost $18 to register for this race, so you can't expect much...




Last updated: 2009-11-25 12:00 AM
Running
00:53:28 | 10 kms | 05m 21s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 741/4000
Performance: Good
Mile 1: 8:37 Mile 2: 8:28 Mile 3: 8:39 Mile 4: 8:34 Mile 5: 8:56 Mile 6: 8:33
Course: rectangular loops on city streets, long uphill at mile 5
Keeping cool Good 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? No
Plenty of drinks? No
Post race activities: Below average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3