Statesman Capitol 10,000 - Run10k


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Austin, Texas
United States
Austin American-Statesman
70F / 21C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 48m 4s
Overall Rank = 703/6566
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 80/534
Pre-race routine:

Woke up at 6am and had usual cereal breakfast. Drank about 0.5 liter of water before the race. Popped GU 15 minutes before the race start.
Event warmup:

Light jogging for 5 minutes
Run
  • 48m 4s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 07m 44s  min/mile
Comments:

Had to pass way too many people at the beginning of the race. After the first mile everyone settled into a good pace. Felt surprisingly strong on hills (did GU help so much?) so passed a lot of people. Started getting exhausted and slowing down at mile 5 marker so had to pick someone to chase. That worked ok and helped maintain 7:40 min/mile pace. Ran out of gas at mile 6 and got passed by 5-7 people on the final sprint. Well, I couldn't really sprint at all at that point ;-)

8 aid stations.. used 3 of 'em at ~ 2, 4, and 5 mile markers. great help.
What would you do differently?:

Start closer to the front.
Post race
Warm down:

Drinking water and accelerade. Eating snacks (cliff bars and chips). Just a bit of stretching.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

maybe need to do stretch before the race!

Event comments:

First 10k. Great race to run. Well organized, and no delays. Live music along the way helped a lot!




Last updated: 2008-03-13 12:00 AM
Running
00:48:04 | 06.21 miles | 07m 44s  min/mile
Age Group: 80/534
Overall: 703/6566
Performance: Good
Course: Downtown Austin. Hills for the first 3 miles, then downhill and flat. http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/statesman/cap10k/08_Cap10K_Course%20Map_4C.pdf
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %1
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