ATT 10-miler race report (10/25/08)

American Tobacco Trail 10 Miler
2008-10-25
Apex, North Carolina
United States
North Carolina RoadRunners Club and Inside Out Sports
62F / 17C
Overcast

Run - 10 Mile
Total Time = 1h 09m 30s
Overall Rank = 22/309
Age Group = M35-39
Age Group Rank = 6/28




Pre-race routine:

Woke up around 5, had a peanut butter and honey sandwich about 5:45.


Event warmup:

Loaded the mountain bike on the truck and headed out at 7:05. Parked at Wimberley and rode the ~2 miles up to race start. Got my chip, ate 1/4 of a banana, chatted with some folks I knew. Did a brief jog warmup with some strides and pickups. Saw a 4-point buck crossing the trail, stopped to take that in. Left IT band was a little twingy...

Then we trekked over to race start, we were almost late to the line!!



Run


Comments:

After much discussion this week, I have decided to give BQ-time a go next weekend. Thus, today was treated more as a last long tempo. That 6:04 (and the 6:18) were just too silly fast. My goal was to go for a 1:10. When I saw the first two miles, I tried to throttle it way back. Hard to do in a race right? The result is that I let a couple of guys past for AG positions, so I had a chance (slim) at 3rd place if I'd have kept the hammer down. But might would have done more damage than it's worth.



What would you do differently?:

Don't go out so danged fast!!



Post race


Warm down:

walked around a bit, hung around the finish to cheer in some folks, then walked over and got some Gatorade and a bagel wedge, plus some fig newtons



What limited your ability to perform faster:

Self-imposed pace restrictions.



Event comments:

A very fun race, nice scenery, fun to race where you train, right?


Running
01:09:30 | 10 miles | 06m 57s min/mile
Age Group: 6/28
Overall: 22/309
Performance: Good
Mile splits (these are quite funny):
6:04 (following Douglas Liming...)
6:18
6:50
6:55
6:58 decided to pretty much shut it down here
7:09
7:26
7:08
7:17
7:21
Course: Mostly flat, a little grade here and there, but just about as flat as you can get.
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: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 5