Great Columbia Crossing - Run


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Astoria, Oregon
United States
Astoria-Warrenton Chamber of Commerce
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 10m 55s
Overall Rank = 864/1371
Age Group = F5054
Age Group Rank = 28/75
Pre-race routine:

ate at 4:30 am PB, banana, honey and coffee
ate another banana about 8 am
race began about 9:00
Event warmup:

a little stretching
Run
  • 1h 10m 55s
  • 10 kms
  • 07m 05s  min/km
Comments:

Felt good, Knees were a little cranky starting down the hill but did fine.
What would you do differently?:

train more!
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around for about 30-40 minutes, trying to find the car. LOL parked in the dark and didn't pay attention to which area.

Event comments:

3500 overall participants. 1371 chip timed participants.

Fun race. Loved that my step-daughter also did the race. Her first ever 10k.

Weather was dry and a little chilly about 45-50*F. Top of bridge was fogged in.


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Last updated: 2013-08-06 12:00 AM
Running
01:10:55 | 10 kms | 07m 05s  min/km
Age Group: 28/75
Overall: 864/1371
Performance:
Pace avg was 11:25 minutes per mile. A little slower than I was hoping but still pleased. The killer mile was the hill which slowed me to a 12:45 pace.
Course: flat except for the one killer mile over the high point of the bridge.
Keeping cool Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 2
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