Mile High Turkey Trot 4 miler - Run


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Denver, Colorado
United States
50F / 10C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 43m 38s
Overall Rank = 1207/1876
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Woke up....ate a couple pieces of toast, drank some tea and waited to go to the race with my family. I wasn't nervous at all. Got to the venue, went to the potty, got some free Starbucks coffee and just walked around until about 5 minutes before the start. We should have moved closer to the start instead of placing ourselves toward the middle, because the ranking was on gun time - so quite a few of the people who placed before me, actually had slower chip times. Live and learn.
Event warmup:

No warmup really. Just walking around with my daughter and her boyfriend.
Run
  • 43m 38s
  • 4 miles
  • 10m 55s  min/mile
Comments:

The run felt good. I had two goals for this race. First - no walking, and second - keep the pace at below 12 minute miles. I accomplished both. I kept the pace steady throughout the race. I had a hard time getting around people, and that probably added some distance to the course for me, but oh well. It really wasn't something that couldn't be overcome. The run felt good, and I finished strong. Really had a great time doing this race with my two daughters - and my hubby and son volunteered so it was a great Turkey Day family event.
What would you do differently?:

Get up closer to the start line. I probably could have gone a little faster if I didn't have to fight passing people AND they ranked us off of chip time instead of gun time.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around collected all the free food they had - went to the bathroom and found my family.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The crowd of people around me and the difficulty passing.

Event comments:

Had a great time!!! My first road race and I exceeded my race goals. I know I'm slow - and have a way to go in building up my speed - but I've also come a long way, and really feel good about the race.

Also, my rank will probably change as a lot of chip times have not been updated on the site yet.




Last updated: 2005-11-17 12:00 AM
Running
00:43:38 | 04 miles | 10m 55s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/1876
Performance: Average
Mile 1 - 11.00 HR 159 Mile 2 - 11.01 HR 161 Mile 3 - 11.01 HR 164 Mile 4 - 11.08 HR 165
Course: Pretty flat with a couple very small hills - around the outside of the park, and then a loop on the inside.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Average
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4