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Chattahoochee Road Runners' 10K Road Race - Run10k

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Atlanta, Georgia
United States
Chattahoochee Road Runners
50F / 10C
Overcast

Total Time = 8h 00m
Overall Rank = 266/1621
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 2/99

Pre-race routine:

Ate the good ol' oatmeal and soymilk with coffee for breakfast and busted it to get to the race on time.

Event warmup:

Ran back and forth to my car and stood in the porto-potty line 3x each.

Run

44m 45s
6.2 miles
07m 13s min/mile

Comments:

I came out fast and tried to hold it. Was already gasping for air in mile 1 but was able to maintain a pretty constant pace despite really sucking (perceived exertion-wise) it for the last 2.5 miles.

HOWEVER, this was a huge PR for me. My stated goal was to go under 48 minutes and I thought that was a reach. 45 minutes was my super-secret goal that I admitted to no one but Natalie and I did it. Whoo!! : )

What would you do differently?:

More speed work. This race really shows me that I've not been working on my speed. I've been injured, though, so this is an awesome result and I'm hopeful that I can post a similar time at Peachtree this year if I train hard enough.

Also, try to seed myself better for the start. I made myself nervous for nothing by going too far towards the back.

Post race

Warm down:

Walked to avoid the seeing stars feeling that I had from sprinting the last few 100 yards to the finish to get in under the 45 min mark.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Conditioning, prior injury.

Event comments:

I didn't stick around for the post-race activities, but the volunteers were very nice and helped me get Doug's t-shirt because he stayed home with sick kids so I could run.

Last updated: 2008-03-01 12:00 AM

Running
00:44:45 \| 06.2 miles \| 07m 13s min/mile
Age Group:	0/99
Overall:	0/1621
Performance:	Good
Garmin said 45:01 for 6.29 miles but the above is the official time. I started far back and forgot to hit stop at the end so that is why the mileage is long.
Course:	Very lovely course in Sandy Springs. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed the hills at the beginning and the downhill at the end. Would definitely do this race again. Awesome technical shirt and in-the-bib timing chip.
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

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