Hermes 10 Miler - Run10 Mile


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Cleveland, Ohio
United States
Hermes
65F / 18C
Overcast
 		Total Time = 1h 26m 59s
Overall Rank = 318/818
Age Group = 60-64
Age Group Rank = 1/4
Pre-race routine:

Usual breakfast, light stretching before leaving for race.
Event warmup:

Several easy jogs around starting line. Easy warmup, no short sprints as I would do for a 5K.
Run
  • 1h 26m 59s
  • 10 miles
  • 08m 42s  min/mile
Comments:

Race pace goal was 9:00 min per mile. Actual pace 8:42 per mile which is great. Race strategy was to run at 9:00 min pace for first 7 miles and kick it up for the last 3 miles. Well, that really didn't happen as you can see from my HRM data. First 3 miles were downhill and last mile and a half I had to do some climbing which was stressful as I neared the end of the race. Had a good sprint to the finish line. Surprizingly, I had something left for the sprint to the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Oh, I might have started my sprint to the finish line sooner.
Post race
Warm down:

During the race I pretty much finished off my 10 oz that I always carry during a race. After the race, drank about another 22 oz and ate 1 piece of pizza before weigh in at home. Weighed in at 154, just 1 pound below my normal weight.

Event comments:

Today's race was my longest ever and first ever 10 mile race! I guess its a PR day for me.




Last updated: 2008-03-21 12:00 AM
Running
01:26:59 | 10 miles | 08m 42s  min/mile
Age Group: 1/4
Overall: 318/818
Performance: Good
HRM showed I ran 10.72 miles. Its been accurate on recent 5K's so I am going to say todays course was a little long. AVG HRM 157 MHR 172 Mile 1 8:52 AHR 132 Mile 2 7:52 AHR 150 Mile 3 7:50 AHR 152 Mile 4 7:58 AHR 157 Mile 5 7:54 AHR 159 Mile 6 8:06 AHR 162 Mile 7 8:16 AHR 162 Mile 8 8:24 AHR 163 Mile 9 8:18 AHR 162 Mile 10 8:32 AHR 163 xxx .72 5:54 AHR 164
Course: City streets out to E.55th on the North & South Marginal roads and back to starting/finish line on East 4th & Prospect at the House of Blues.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
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]