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The 12Ks of Christmas - Run

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Kirkland, Washington
United States
Kirkland Downtown Association
47F / 8C
Precipitation

Total Time = 48m 4s
Overall Rank = 25/436
Age Group = 20-29
Age Group Rank = 8/92

Pre-race routine:

ate the usual - Oatmeal and coffee for breakfast. Took the short 7 min drive down to downtown Kirkland, and found a place to park. I went to register - turns out they only took cash, so i had to find an ATM. Got registered, went back to my car to discard my heavier clothing.

Event warmup:

ran around the block and around the start area - probably about 5 mins.

Run

48m 4s
7.44 miles
06m 28s min/mile

Comments:

my rough plan was to run the first 4-5 miles at a 6:30 pace, then speed up if i could. of course, i didn't know the layout of the course, which would have helped. ended up doing the first two miles in 6:20-6:30 pace, then hit the big hill on mile 2.5 or so. this mile ended up being 7:11, but i felt like i was going to blow up and finish very poorly. however, once it flattened out again, i was able to hold on and keep my pace around 7. in fact, the next mile was 7:00. Then the downhill started, and i was able to pick it up to 5:30 on the downhills. ended up doing the last 3.4 miles between 6:06 and 6:03 pace! i was happy with how strong i finished, but wanted to break 48 mins. . very close ! pretty solid avg pace for me, considering the course

What would you do differently?:

run more hills!

Post race

Warm down:

walked for about 10 mins after - as usual to get the HR back in check. stretched a little, but i was freezing, so i drove home and stretched more there.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

hills, didn't taper or rest for the race, and was still sore from skiing friday night (although volume has been light since seattle marathon)

Event comments:

$45 was a bit steep . . meh.

Last updated: 2009-12-21 12:00 AM

Running
00:48:04 \| 07.44 miles \| 06m 28s min/mile
Age Group:	8/92
Overall:	25/436
Performance:	Good
Course:	out and back along the water, (up and down a hill), then up a long hill, followed by flat and another hill. last 3 miles had quite a bit of downhill
Keeping cool	Good	Drinking	Just right

Post race
Weight change:	%
Overall:	Average
Mental exertion [1-5]	4
Physical exertion [1-5]	4
Good race?	Yes

Evaluation
Course challenge	Just right
Organized?	Yes
Events on-time?	Yes
Lots of volunteers?	No
Plenty of drinks?	Yes
Post race activities:	Average
Race evaluation [1-5]	3