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Cupid's Fling 5K - Run5k

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Carmel, Indiana
United States
Runner's Forum
41F / 5C
Sunny

Total Time = 30m 5s
Overall Rank = 131/213
Age Group = 30-39? 36-39?
Age Group Rank = 0/

Pre-race routine:

standard routine 5k or sprint tri.
up 2 hours early - 20 oz water, multi-vitamin, 2 advil, 1g vit-C.
1 hour prior 1/2 clif bar, 4oz gatorade
10 min prior 1 gu packet - couple sips of water

Event warmup:

slow jog around parking lot - 15 mins to stretch

Run

30m 5s
5 kms
06m 01s min/km

Comments:

great overall run. got into a zone a just kept pushing forward. Last year I had to walk some, this year I ran all of it and beat my time by 3 minutes over last year! *yay me*

What would you do differently?:

go with initial instinct as to dressing for the weather - I dressed for 40* (shorts/technical T) but it felt colder when I arrived. I added a UA long sleeve and leggings, of which I quickly started to overheat in by mile 1.

And - change pre-routine to no solid foods in any amount.
And - remember to bring the palm bottle I specifically bought for 5k runs.

Post race

Warm down:

.5k walk, good 30 sec stretches and water/gatorade.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

strong uphill headwind & too many layers (again!)

Need to work on hills.

Event comments:

I like this run and will do it again next year.
not too small, but not so large you could get easily trampled.

Last updated: 2008-01-26 12:00 AM

Running
00:30:05 \| 05 kms \| 06m 01s min/km
Age Group:	0/
Overall:	131/213
Performance:	Good
polar lap data only: mile 1 - 9:41.1 mile 2 - 9:46.9 mile 3 - 10:36.3
Course:	out and back through a couple of neighborhoods. primarily flat except for beginning decline and last leg to the finish is all uphill. No ice or standing water this year.
Keeping cool	Below average	Drinking	Not enough

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:
Mental exertion [1-5]	3
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?
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	4