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9/27/2008

9:30 AM

5 km

30:15

9:45 mi

Weather

Ratings

7 / 10
9 / 10

Race Result

223 / 352 (63.4%)
12 / 24 (50%)
88 / 171 (51.5%)

Notes

Carnegie Center Parkinson's 5k in Princeton. Slept over Wright and Alice's. Very very humid, though temp was cool. Legs felt weak from the get-go; did not feel a good run was about to happen. A few things:

* Got up a little later than intended and as a result didn't eat a lot of breakfast. Think I didn't have enough energy.

* Pacing problems: First mile was about 9:12, which is too fast. Second mile was like 10:10. Last mile was even slower. Need to work on starting more slowly.

* Someone on the course said there was only .25 mi left when there was actually about .5. So I sped up too soon.

* Probably might have tied last week, but when I saw 30 on the time board I sort of said screw it and jogged it home.

All in all, a little bit disappointing, though pretty comparable to what I ran three weeks ago and probably about right where I should be.

Need to log more training miles. August was a lot better than September.

Course notes: Another course running around a parking lot, although this one was at least scenic with trees and even a small pond. Miles indicated. A ton of food afterward, like full lunch.

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