Run Wild Bell's Bend Trail Race - Run


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Nashville, Tennessee
United States
25F / -4C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 41m 20s
Overall Rank = 5/50
Age Group = 1-45
Age Group Rank = 4/
Pre-race routine:

Stayed in the car until 5 min befor ethe race as to not freeze my nads off
Event warmup:

walked the 100m to the start from the parking lot
Run
  • 41m 20s
  • 6 miles
  • 06m 53s  min/mile
Comments:

Race went well. Had very little expectation. It wasn't much of a trail, more of a mown area around large pastures. It was pretty wet in the low spots, lots of standing water, and puddles that couldn't be avoided. Thought I would try and race it and see what happened, but would have been happy with averaging 7:20 or so. Hit hte first mile mark with the leaders ~15 sec ahead of me at 6:20 oace, and knew I needed to back off. Held steady for pretty much the entire race. I had one guy with me that we went back and forth til the last mile when he fell off a bit. I was thrilled with my time. It wasn't a difficult trail though, just running through pastures. Lots of fun to race and go fast, though.
What would you do differently?:

nothing
Post race
Warm down:

none. Waited for ALlen to finish about 5 min later, then went inside to get warm.

Event comments:

Low key race in State Park. Not very scenic, and a very dull trail. They did have 2 water stops I think. Post race smores were nice touch. Got 2 nice pairs of Swiftwick socks for the effort. I would do it again. Close to home, didn't start at the very crack of dawn.




Last updated: 2013-12-12 12:00 AM
Running
00:41:20 | 06 miles | 06m 53s  min/mile
Age Group: 4/
Overall: 5/50
Performance: Good
Course: loop arpound the park
Keeping cool Average 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 Too easy
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities:
Race evaluation [1-5] 4