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MastrBrewr
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 Posted: 10/22/03 - 15:57 Post subject: Inside Out 10k - with RACE REPORT!
in Cary, NC. This will be my first race and I'm doing the 10K.
Any suggestions for a first timer?
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Posted: 10/22/03 - 20:22 Post subject:
Have fun; take in the atmosphere, the festivities of the event.
And remember, you're not running against everyone else. Run your run - the adrenaline of the race itself will make your time faster than you think.
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Posted: 10/22/03 - 20:40 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | Have fun; take in the atmosphere, the festivities of the event.
And remember, you're not running against everyone else. Run your run - the adrenaline of the race itself will make your time faster than you think. |
 Having fun is what it's all about.
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Posted: 10/22/03 - 21:33 Post subject:
Have fun. Just finishing is a PR.
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Posted: 10/23/03 - 01:18 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | Have fun. Just finishing is a PR. |
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Posted: 10/23/03 - 11:28 Post subject:
First of all...Good Luck and I hope you do well! I hope you enjoy your first race and will look forward to your report.
Second...Start Slow! That's what all the pros here keep saying. I know I haven't run my race yet, but that's what I read each and every time. I'm going to go on that advice in January.
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 12:22 Post subject:
The was my first ever race and my goal was to finish in under 60 minutes for the 10k.
Race Report:
Met Tony (my BIL) at 7am to head over to the race site together. The race start is at 7:30am. We got stuck in traffic due to a wreck near the course and struggled to find a parking spot . Thankfully, I'm an environmentally irresponsible SUV owner, so we hopped to curb and parked on a hill near some woods.
We run the 1/2 mile from the parking spot to the gathering area as a warmup and the start time was pushed back to 7:45 on account of the wreck and a few parking issues.
The races starts on time, "Jeez, that's a lot of people"
The first 1/2 mile or so of the course runs by the restaurant that is preparing the post-race feast. They were well underway in preparing the meal and all we could smell was food. That is wrong on so many levels.
The first 1.5 miles are on a slight uphill grade and the herd thins out after a mile or so. I find my rhythm pretty quickly, right around the 2 mile mark.
Tony is a personal trainer and was running along basically to help pace me and call out splits every mile or so. I didn't have many thoughts, I was just trying to keep in a good rhythm and keep from gawking at the occasional eye candy 
After about 4.5-5 miles I thought I was going to hit a wall. We were going at about 8:50-9:00 pace which was WAY faster than I thought I could do, and my legs were feeling it! We passes my Mom, sister and her 3 daughters who were cheering and pictur taking.
The course loop ends with the same first 1 mile incline followed by a u-turn and 3/4 mile downhill stretch to the finish. We picked up our pace with about 1.5 miles to go and the last 1/4 mile were all-out as fast as I could go. Tony was just in front of me barking out drill-instructor commands until I crossed the finish line.
Results:
Chip time: 00:52:51 (08:31 pace) 
143rd overall, 11th in my division!!! (25-29 year olds)
After we streched, we devoured every bit of food we could find. The restaurant made bowtie pasta, crab cakes, fruit salad. I got lots of Propel, a bunch of bananas and a really kick @ss adrenaline high!
The afternoon will find me munching on some veggie chips sipping on some Carolina Lager from the microbrewery down the road. 
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 12:44 Post subject:
Under 60? You destroyed that! Awesome race!
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TimRuns
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 12:54 Post subject:
| MechEngDropout wrote: | | Under 60? You destroyed that! Awesome race! |
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 16:21 Post subject:
Excellent, excellent job. I am beyond impressed!!
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 16:23 Post subject:
Congrats on your first succesful race. 
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 16:46 Post subject:
w00t!
Way to crank out a PR.
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Posted: 10/25/03 - 20:56 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | w00t!
Way to crank out a PR. |
big Fat on the w00t!
great job.
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Posted: 10/26/03 - 10:55 Post subject:
GREAT JOB
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Posted: 10/27/03 - 01:41 Post subject:
Congrats! Great race report!
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