Northwest Runner Resolution Run - Run5k


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Seattle, Washington
United States
Northwest Runners
35F / 2C
Precipitation
 		Total Time = 29m 20s
Overall Rank = 271/1000?
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Not much, just tried to stay as warm and dry as possible. Took off my coat at the last minute and lined up at an 8-min mile pace even though i know I was closer to 9. The race started about 10 minutes late, so we all huddled together to stay warm.
Event warmup:

Jumped around a bit.
Run
  • 29m 20s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 26s  min/mile
Comments:

Worked hard to keep up with my sister, she is a super fast runner.....(brat). We had plans to videotape our jumps into the Lake so we stayed together.
What would you do differently?:

Warm up before the race. It didn't occur to me....whatever!
Post race
Warm down:

After going through the finish, my sister and I decided we ought to do one more lake jump. I sort of waded in and splashed, while she went for it and fell down and got totally swamped by some waves. It was hilarious and all on video. Then we got our stuff and went to the changing tent, which was possibly the hardest part of the whole day. Imagine a very dark tent full of soaking wet, half-naked women, with the floor pure icy cold mud and everyone numb, trying not to get their dry clothes wet or fall over while changing. Insane. It felt so good to have on my wool sweater, wool socks and warm pants!!! Then we got some chili and coffee.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Holiday weight. Oh, could I feel it today. I have some serious dieting to do and do it now!!

Event comments:

This will be an annual event, for sure. Today was 2 in a row.....




Last updated: 2008-12-29 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:20 | 03.11 miles | 09m 26s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/1000?
Performance: Average
The time includes a jump into Lake Washington, and after I was done, grabbing my sister's video camera and taping her jump into the lake. Without screwing around the time would have been about a minute faster. My actual splits were 8:55/8:54 and 11.37 (last 1.1 mile plus swim).
Course: Around Magnuson Park, a couple of minor hills, lots of puddles, mud and turns.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]
Physical exertion [1-5]
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? No
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4