Notes
Congratulations on finishing the Novartis Run!
The following are your personal results:
Name: Larry Dietrich
Distance: 10K
Time: 50:01
Pace: 8:03
Overall Place: 127 of 470
Place in Gender: 94 of 208
Division M5059 Place: 18 of 31
Note: Division awards only given in the 10K.
Individuals receiving overall awards are not eligible
for division awards. Unclaimed awards are available
at the Lincoln Running Company.
Complete results can be found at....
10K: www.lincolnrun.org/Novartis/nov10K-09.txt
2-Mile: www.lincolnrun.org/Novartis/nov2m-09.txt
Ginger, Carol, and Dave Franzen were in the race, too. We were concerned(?) about rain, but it stopped for the duration of the race. Actually, I'm a wee bit sorry; I might have enjoyed running in the rain.
I had Noodles & Co. pasta w/chicken the night before. It might have been a bit too much, but I can't really complain. Race morning I had Malted Meal, juice, and a little bit of yogurt. I think less MM and more yogurt might have been better.
Had long pants & rain jacket, but wisely decided to shed them before the race.
At the gun, the slow pace and downhill slant made a nice warmup. The much wider running area than State Farm made passing pretty easy. I did not hold back like I did at SF, and did a little jockeying for position during the first mile. Passed lots of people, based only on what was a comfortable stride for me. I'm now feeling the advantage of my long legs - stretching my stride a bit really puts me ahead without a lot more energy expenditure. So, my tempo is slower than a lot of people who I'm passing. Also noticed that my controlled 2-2 breathing cadence seems helpful. Some others were breathing more rapidly and shallowly than I.
During mile 2, chatted briefly with a guy who asked if I really did RAGBRAI (I was wearing my RAGBRAI jersey). There was water at the halfway point, and I took a cup on the spur of the moment - I wasn't sure I had drunk enough beforehand. Probably shouldn't worry; the drink isn't going to do any good with just three miles left. Drank it running.
On 56th, the prospect of running up Peanut Hill was a little daunting. Along there we began encountering the elite runners on their way back. I cheered them on as I ran.
Didn't have nearly as much trouble on the hill as my self-doubt had been predicting, and the turnaround came sooner than I expected. Passed more people as I extended my stride on the downhill.
Heading east again toward the lake, I was back on my old running grounds, and still felt pretty strong, with a good dose of tiredness mixed in. Running up Normal on what I had earlier named Heartbreak Hill again was not the grueling stretch that the self-doubt had suggested, then down Holmes drive on the home stretch allowed me to stretch my stride. Got cheers from Carol as I neared the finish. Felt good at the end; sweaty but not exhausted.
Post-race, knees feel fine(!!), leg and foot muscles a bit tired, but good-tired. Feel very good about the race.
One of these days I'll learn to get my official time at the finish line. Now I have to wait a few hours.