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Kimba90
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 Posted: 06/05/05 - 15:31 Post subject: Columbus 10K Race
Summer has arrived. It was hot hot hot. I knew the idea of a PR for my 10K distance was pretty much shot before the race. I think it was in the 70's at 9am and closer to 80 1 hour later.
10K in the middle of a city. Hmm, how smart was this? Mile 1 is okay, it's kind of hot. Mile 2 is worse, but there is a water station. I drink some water and pour more on my head. We move in and out of shade of buildings and some trees, but it's still really hot. I knew by around mile 2 that any idea of PR'ing the course is out of the question. Instead, I just focused on an even pace and wasn't even paying much attention to splits, because my Garmin seemed messed up with the buildings.
We did hit a bike trail for mile 4, under some blessed shade and I seemed to speed up a bit more. Then back into Columbus, and up a *hill* if someone could call it that. (I don't.) I'm gettng really overheated at the top of the hill and the hamstring is making itself known again. All I care about now is finishing this darn race and having another drink of water. I can see the finish line ahead, but I do not kick it in; I don't want to end up with heatstroke or a pulled hamstring. I finish in 58.45. My splits seem all over with the Garmin.
Race sum up: An okay race. Horrible weather conditions, my first of the year in hot weather. I think more of tacking this one up as an expensive timed tempo run.
Would I do this race again? I dunno. I'm not too fond of asphalt and concrete in the middle of cities. I need to think about the fall marathon in the same city too--what if it's hot like this?
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Posted: 06/05/05 - 15:54 Post subject:
Sounds brutal but way to stick it out. Nice job Kimba! 
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Posted: 06/05/05 - 16:38 Post subject:
Weather sounds nasty. Way to stick it out!
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robp
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Posted: 06/05/05 - 17:39 Post subject:
Maybe making those cold rain-filled races of late seem not so bad now.... good job on sticking it out and making some good of it.
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Posted: 06/05/05 - 17:57 Post subject:
Don't get dow, Mickey. It might be tempting to think you tanked this race. The only way you'd've done that is not to do it at all. Everyone runs in less-than-ideal situations. Character comes in running in all of them. And you knew enough to play it safe - so you did learn some stuff. That makes it a worthwhile race. Well done. 
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TOsteve
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Posted: 06/05/05 - 19:12 Post subject:
Hot weather racing is brutal. Way to pull through. 
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 08:04 Post subject:
 i hear ya on the heat thing kimba! yesterday was really the first hot day here too.
great job hanging in for the 10K though, 5 was enough for me. very wisely run; a great timed tempo run. 
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Dancer
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 14:01 Post subject:
| JACKED UP wrote: | | Sounds brutal but way to stick it out. Nice job Kimba! |
Good job!!!
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mickeyvw98
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 14:11 Post subject:
Great job, especially given the weather conditions!
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Posted: 06/06/05 - 15:17 Post subject:
A hot day will feel that much easier now that you've run your way through one! Good race.
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