Tarheel 10 Miler - Run


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Chapel Hill, North Carolina
United States
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 07m 30s
Overall Rank = 641/4032
Age Group = 35
Age Group Rank = 4549/192
Pre-race routine:

Drove up Friday in the afternoon. Checked into my hotel. picked up my credntial and my daugthers. My daughter had to switch to the 4 miler due to injury. Dinner at Chopotle and then a course preview. Dropped my daughter off and in bed by 10:30

Up at 5:30am - brought oatmeal with me for breakfast. Met up with my daughter in her dorm and was osite by like 6:45am
Event warmup:

Did an active warmup with my daughter and hit the bathroom - they use the football stadium so plenty of bathrooms.

Ate a gel before the start
Run
  • 1h 23m 45s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 23s  min/mile
Comments:

Big race over 4000 folks - so the first mile plus was hard. My first half mile split was truly slow ad it was a open water swim - just thrashing, I picked out some folks to follow early on to keep distracted.

It was very humid - I wish I knew how much true weight I lost but I sweated through everything.
What would you do differently?:

I positioned myself at the start I thought well - maybe more to the front. I had a good pace into the last two mile - the last 1.5 miles is really tough - Laurel Hill Rd was no joke what so ever
Post race
Warm down:

Got my medal a bottle of water and banana; hit the bathroom then the post-race stuff. Met up with my daughter outside the stadium- she had run her race, gotten a shower and was back - she finished 3rd in her age group.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

The weather? have a cold - but I was pleased in the performance

Event comments:

Excellent race - the chance to run through Chapel Hill including up and down Franklin Street is just plain cool. Iconic race in the state. Truly enjoyed it




Last updated: 2015-04-15 12:00 AM
Running
01:23:45 | 10 miles | 08m 23s  min/mile
Age Group: 35/192
Overall: 642/4032
Performance:
Hr was average of 158 - high
Course: Course is a series of hills with a very steeo hill at the end. Gained 196 feet in the last two miles - just brutal
Keeping cool Below average Drinking Not enough
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5