Greenville News Run Downtown 5K - Run


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Greenville, South Carolina
United States
Greenville Track Club
50F / 10C
Overcast
Total Time = 29m 6s
Overall Rank = 1048/1992
Age Group =
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

Got up at 7AM. Had a granola bar and some water. Headed out at 8AM.
Event warmup:

Walked around to find some friends...never found them.

Jogged around a little and stretched... After that, tried to stay warm.
Run
  • 29m 6s
  • 3.11 miles
  • 09m 22s  min/mile
Comments:

First half mile was hard, because it was so crowded. Even though there was a separate walker start ten minutes later, there were a lot of walkers in between the runners. Pace started out good, mood was good, next 1.5 miles were a breeze. Hardest part was the last long hill of the course. At the end of that hill, I felt sick and didn't get much better until I crossed the finish line.
What would you do differently?:

Don't wear gloves. Halfway through I took them off... I never learn that my hands are overheating first. Other than that... All is good.
Post race
Warm down:

Walked around until stomach settled. Got rid of the chip, started searching for BF and then jogged to the car.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Still only little running experience, but I think this race represents my current ability level and when I keep training, there is still a lot of improvement in for me.

Event comments:

A little on the downside of this race was the organization of the result list. I was on the guntime result list, but not on the chip time result list. The same happened to a co-worker of me. The answer of the race director to this was 'you know how computer are, maybe the chips didn't work'. Alright, but why is my chip time then listed on the gun time list, if you say my chip hasn't worked.... Oh well.




Last updated: 2009-01-19 12:00 AM
Running
00:29:06 | 03.11 miles | 09m 22s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 1048/1992
Performance: Good
Course: Loop in Greenville downtown with start and finish at the Greenville News building. Three hills on the course, the last one is the worst, because it's the end of the race and it's long!
Keeping cool Average Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %N/A
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 4
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
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: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 5