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Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K - Run5k


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Shawnee Mission, Kansas
United States
Kansas City Corporate Challenge
75F / 24C
Sunny
Total Time = 20m 32s
Overall Rank = 144/1048
Age Group = M 45-49
Age Group Rank = 10/125
Pre-race routine:

Up at 5:00 AM, wake up shower, got dressed, drove to Starbucks, got coffee!
Event warmup:

Walked around looking for my co-workers who were running. They all showed up! i warmed up by running about a mile, back and forth on a road with aslight grade up. In the past I hadn't warmed up very much for a 5K thinking I didn't want to use up any valuable energy. But it finally sank in that I was in shape enough to run a Half Marathon or run a half iron race so a one or two mile warmup for a 5K will not use up energy, instead, my legs will be warmed up enough the let that first mile rip!
Run
  • 20m 32s
  • 3.1 miles
  • 06m 37s  min/mile
Comments:

Didn't line up early enough, had to start with the 8 minute milers. I told myself I would line up in front with the 6:30 group but I took a longer warmup than normal and didn't get to the starting corral soon enough. I wanted to push it down that hill and lost that opportunity. This was a major fail for me because the meet results are based on gun time, not chip time.

The gun went off and I had to navigate my way around the slower runners which was not easy since it was a narrow road with over 1,000 runners on it. Finally got about a mile into it before I had some room. I forgot the Garmin so I have no idea what my splits were.

I probabl ran close to a 6:00 that second mile trying to make up for the slower first mile. We turned the corner to start the climb to the finish which is just an anticipation of pain to come. That hill at the end is tough. I gutted my way up that hill, maybe passing one or two people. I don't remember being passed myself which was a big improvement over last year where it seemed like I got passed by a half dozen runners.

What would you do differently?:

Line up closer to the 6:30 group.
Post race
Warm down:

After I crossed the finish line I stopped my watch and I thought it had showed a time of 21:35. My 5K PR was 21:08 so I thought, OK, no PR today. The humidity was 85%, temp was at least 75 deg F so it wasn't ideal conditions for a PR. But later I saw the printed gun time results and it had me down for 21:02. So I looked at my watch again and sure enough, it was around 20:35 so YES, a new PR!

Later I found out my official chip time was 20:32. Beat my previous PR by over 30 seconds under less than ideal conditions.

Event comments:

This race is challenging and packed with talented runners. The post race recovery food was good as usual, they have chocolate milk which is my preferred recovery drink. This race is mainly put on by the Johnson County Parks and Recs crew and they always do a great job.




Last updated: 2012-04-23 12:00 AM
Running
00:20:32 | 03.1 miles | 06m 37s  min/mile
Age Group: 10/125
Overall: 144/1048
Performance: Good
Course: Starts off downhill then a slight grade up for awhile, then flattens out. Then at around mile 2.6 you start up the hill that began the race.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %
Overall: Good
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? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Average
Race evaluation [1-5] 4

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2012-05-21 10:11 PM

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2012-05-21 11:35 PM
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Subject: RE: Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K
Nice PR! I agree, that uphill finish is a brutal way to end a 5k. Good job.
2012-05-22 12:40 AM
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Woooooooot wooooot! Schmokin fast, sir! You'd give me a run for my money, that's for sure!
2012-05-22 6:51 AM
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Nice race! PRs are fun. And that's a fast one.
2012-05-22 1:17 PM
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Speedy! Great job.
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