Pat's Run - Run


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Tempe, Arizona
United States
Pat Tillman Foundation
70F / 21C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 30m 20s
Overall Rank = 291/7429
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 110/1898
Pre-race routine:

Had a Myoplex shake, a cup of coffee, and some toast after I woke up. Had some gatorade and water in the car on the way down to the race. Caravaned with some friends and found great parking! Hung out in the kids' area until about 6:45. Made my way over to the corrals and found my friend Reed. We were talking and listening to Coach Snyder recall a story about Pat Tillman when I saw Tanya (Standswithfist).
Event warmup:

Some stretching and just loosening up. Wasn't going to go 100%, but knew I'd beat last year's time (I'm much faster now).
Run
  • 30m 20s
  • 4.2 miles
  • 07m 13s  min/mile
Comments:

Good run - - fastest pace run for me. Some hills and very crowded, but a good run.
What would you do differently?:

Not much - - maybe work on some more speed work heading up to this - - -but I need to do that anyway
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around - - waited for my wife and friends. Got ready for the kids' race.
I did get a post-race massage for the first time. Damn that felt good.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Crowds

Event comments:

Great event, great cause, great inspiration. I will do this event annually.




Last updated: 2007-12-16 12:00 AM
Running
00:30:20 | 04.2 miles | 07m 13s  min/mile
Age Group: 110/1898
Overall: 291/7429
Performance: Good
Weird - The first mile was my fastest 6:57. Wonder what it would've been if I didn't have to bob and weave through the crowd. If you know you run a 9 minute mile, please don't try to line up at the start of the corral.
Course: Up Rio Salado and across Mill. Down Curry and around to Rural Rd. Up Satdium and through Lot 59 into Sun Devil Satdium.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
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