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Comments: Started in the first corral, which was about perfect, as maybe a couple dozen people passed me in the first half mile and then I was in with others running my pace. Held a very steady pace through the race. I'd aaaaaalmost forgotten how tough a 10k is mentally. Good to experience that again, as this will be a much more full racing season (I plan/hope) than last year. Still had a little for a slight kick at the end, but not much - so it felt about perfectly paced for the day. Very happy with this race and the outcome! Plus, running through a closed off city center? Awesome! What would you do differently?: Not much, except maybe not kick at the end (right quad is sore today, and I think that bit of exuberance might have contributed!). The outcome was even a bit better than I expected for the combination of time of year and where it fell in my training block, so I am quite happy with the race/execution and such.  Post race
Warm down: Came across the line. Walked while my heart re-entered my chest. Then got a couple cups of NUUN, a power bar and a bottle of water (drank half of that) and milled about in the new, luxurious (and water wasteful) grass at Auditorium shores. Then jogged for 4 miles to get my miles for the day and warm down post-race. Still LOTS of folks on course 2 hours after the start (like THOUSANDS) What limited your ability to perform faster: Only a 12 week build (and a tri build at that), with no taper (planned that way). The biggest thing was a summer and fall with really minimal training (move, new job, etc.). So, could have had a bigger base - but that's a minor thing. Event comments: What a great race! All the downtown Austin roads are closed for this; it's super-well organized; tons of fan support; HUGE field; great post-race activities... Just a terrific 10k! Last updated: 2015-04-08 12:00 AM
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 2015-04-13 1:30 PM |
Veteran  2842     Austin, Texas |  Subject: Cap10k |
| 2015-04-13 1:56 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
Master 6834  Englewood, Florida | Subject: RE: Cap10k Very nicely done, congrats on racing a great venue! |
| 2015-04-13 5:15 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
Master 6595 Rio Rancho, NM | Subject: RE: Cap10k Sounds like a lot of fun at a great venue. I like the way you squeezed it in to your training run for the day. Nice job, congrats! |
| 2015-04-13 5:19 PM in reply to: rrrunner |
| 538 Brooklyn, New York | Subject: RE: Cap10k Yet another raving review of an event down in Austin. Thanks for the report. |
| 2015-04-14 2:54 AM in reply to: TJHammer |
Master 7712 Orlando | Subject: RE: Cap10k Matt, that's all kinds of awesome!! Congratulations on a great race and almost PR!!! |
| 2015-04-14 6:44 AM in reply to: amd723 |
| 812 Katy, Texas | Subject: RE: Cap10k Very nicely done Matt!! I'm not sure what's more impressive, your 10k time or that you ran 4 miles after an all out 10k! Beast! |
| 2015-04-14 9:36 AM in reply to: Jet Black |
Master 9705 Raleigh, NC area | Subject: RE: Cap10k Congrats on the race. Lots of awesome there! |
| 2015-04-14 4:56 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
Elite 7783 PEI, Canada | Subject: RE: Cap10k Great job Matt! 222 of 14k is pretty impressive! |
| 2015-04-14 5:08 PM in reply to: axteraa |
| Seattle | Subject: RE: Cap10k Great job Matt! A great baseline race! Now how do you feel in regard to our discussion on substitution of racing for hard efforts and how the early in the week quality workout effects performance? |
| 2015-04-14 8:49 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
Pro 4482 NJ | Subject: RE: Cap10k Well done Matt! always nice to surprise yourself with good results. Congrats! |
| 2015-04-15 3:10 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
| Pennsylvania | Subject: RE: Cap10k That is a huge 10K! Congrats on a very speedy time, it sounds like the day turned out to be all you wanted and more. Fast people in the manatee pod, I tell ya! |
| 2015-04-16 8:29 PM in reply to: #5107724 |
Veteran 1677 Houston, Texas | Subject: RE: Cap10k Wow, solid race! Amazing to be so close to your PR without specifically training or tapering for it -- nice what a good base does for you apparently! |
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Age Group = M 45-49
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Did this at the end of a 12 week build (and two week longer, more intense phase), so didn't have high expectations other than a fun venue. Figured I'd get a couple miles on the way to the race and run ~4 after, with the race accounting for my planned intensity (6.2 miles hard vs. 8x9' moderate - close enough). Parked a couple miles away, jogged to the race, ran around the city and then jogged back (plus a little).
What a great venue! They close the whole blinkin' downtown and let you run around it. Waaaay cool. Very well organized, lots of fans, just terrific.
Only bummer was that Kim's hip still hurt, so it was a solo effort.
Placed way better than I expected in the field and ran faster than I thought. Was only about 30" off my previous PB (for which I trained and tapered a couple years ago). So, very happy with that, too!
Parked about 2 miles from race and ran to the start. 4-5 pickups at mile 1.5 then eased on in to corral A and moseyed up to the front. Took a half a GU about 10' prior to the race and bobbed around waiting for the gun.