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Virginia Highland Christmas 5K - Run


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Atlanta, GA
40F / 4C
Sunny
Total Time = 22m 56s
Overall Rank = 47/
Age Group = 35-39
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

None
Event warmup:

1/2 mile jog prior to start
Run
  • 22m 56s
  • 3 kms
  • 07m 38s  min/km
Comments:

Felt great!!. Great short race training.
What would you do differently?:

Need to do some speed work and work on hills. 1st 5K road race in about 4 years. Alot of room for improvement
Post race
Warm down:

Snacked on bagles and fruit. Attended a local gathering of runners shortly after and celebrated with copious amounts of bloody marys.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

Training???

Event comments:

Appreciated the organizers, spectators and Atlanta Police Officers that braved the weather to attend and support the race




Last updated: 2004-12-21 12:00 AM
Running
00:22:56 | 03 kms | 07m 38s  min/km
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 47/
Performance: Average
avg HR 172, Max 184 on hill 1st mi 6:50 2nd mi 7:23 3rd mi 7:50
Course: Down hill for the first mile then all up hill. Last hill after mile 2 pretty steep.
Keeping cool Good Drinking
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
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?
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 3

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2004-12-21 5:49 PM

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Subject: Virginia Highland Christmas 5K


2004-12-21 8:44 PM
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Subject: RE: Virginia Highland Christmas 5K

Good pace Crispin. I'm impressed with your sub 7min mile start.

2004-12-21 9:59 PM
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Subject: RE: Virginia Highland Christmas 5K
nice pace! Virginia Highlands is such a beautiful area to run in...almost as nice as the mt paron run...
2004-12-22 9:29 AM
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Subject: RE: Virginia Highland Christmas 5K
Good job Crispin!!! That looks like a good time to me. Those hills are definately a killer, but you still had good times.

These types of races are alot of fun.

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