8 mile Saguaro National Park - Run15k


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Tucson, Arizona
United States
SAR
80F / 27C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 24m
Overall Rank = /
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Drove to venue - it was beyond early in the am! cannot eat that early. Had some Milk Duds (yes, the King of pre-race nutrition!)
Event warmup:

none
Run
  • 1h 24m
  • 8 miles
  • 10m 30s  min/mile
Comments:

First time at this race. First time at this distance. Did not taper. Actually after the standard 'don't want to do this!' that occurs in the first mile or two in any race - overall -I did well. I felt fine. No 'kick' at the end, but no 'bonk' either. Faster than I expected - 30 seconds a mile slower than I privately hoped for.
What would you do differently?:

Next year, I'll focus a bit more on this race and run some longer road distances prior.
Post race
Warm down:

walking around - chatting with friends - things were getting stiff fast - stretching, breakfast, jacuzzi.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

lack of specific training

Event comments:

Very well run race. It was a lot of fun. My friends got PR's the Trigirls were set up at mile 7 to cheer us on - what more could anyone ask for?




Last updated: 2008-07-30 12:00 AM
Running
01:24:00 | 08 miles | 10m 30s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/
Performance: Good
Course: Hilly - hills, and then a big hill and then some more hills. Some times there were hills.
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] 4