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Ashland Railroad Run - Run10k


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Ashland, Virginia
United States
Hanover Arts & Activities Center
55F / 13C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 1h 07m 6s
Overall Rank = 204/256
Age Group = 35-39 women
Age Group Rank = 20/22
Pre-race routine:

up at 6. tea and cereal. bathroom (phew). nurse baby, dress kids. went to race site to get bibs. said hi to lots of people - coworkers, neighbors.
Event warmup:

Ran the 1 mile with my 4 yr old. He did great! Dad and baby in stroller passed us 50 yds from the finish line. (They did the 5k.)
Run
  • 1h 07m 6s
  • 6.21 miles
  • 10m 49s  min/mile
Comments:

So I had no idea what to expect since I'm getting over bronchitis and have run only once in the past 2 weeks. Started out too fast, as usual. :) But then settled into a pace. I then tried to pick up the pace starting with mile 4. I had some coughing and wheezing during that mile. Per coach's recommendation, I started passing people mile 4. I kept it up til the end. My family was cheering me on. In the last half mile, my 4 yr old rode with me on his balance bike to the finish. :) I was really happy I was going to beat 11 min mile pace. Then at the end I realized I might bet a PR! I was able to run hard that last half mile, and I beat my PR by 40 seconds! Yay!
What would you do differently?:

It was a little warm for pants.
Post race
Warm down:

walked around, talked to people, drank water while baby played with cups. A fun time was had by all. :)

What limited your ability to perform faster:

bronchitis surely had an impact.

Event comments:

Nice small race. Hometown feel. :) Well, it is my hometown. :)
Oh, and the timing company they used was great. They e-mailed me my results: time, pace, overall and age group place plus temperature.




Last updated: 2013-04-01 12:00 AM
Running
01:07:06 | 06.21 miles | 10m 49s  min/mile
Age Group: 20/22
Overall: 204/256
Performance: Good
mile splits: 10:23 - 10:54 - 11:12 - 10:32 - 11:01 - 13:01
Course: down center street along RR and back, then two convoluted laps in the neighborhood.
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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