Race Report - Sporting Life 10k, 2004
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I arrived in Toronto at about 8:15 and made my way to the
start area with about 15 minutes to go. It was quite cold
in a raw, damp way. The wind was swirling and it was
raining a little bit off and on I remember being chilled to
the bone as I was waiting. Still, it wasn't ANYTHING like
that damn race last weekend, with the serious winds and
drenching rain!
I did about a km worth of strides and got my heart rate up
sufficiently. It was a tough go to try and warm up with
about 6500 milling around. I finally placed myself about a
row or two back. The elites were numerous.
1km (3:26) to 3km (10:30):
I ran the first mile or so a little too fast. I was hyped up
from the sheer size of it, as well as hundreds of kids that
had lined up at the front starting to fade and fall back. It
was very hard to really judge what was going on, or to get a
feel of my competitors, until about four to five minutes
into the race. At that point the little packs and spaces
started to appear. An appreciable space broke up between my
pack and the one behind us. I was at the back of my little
group initially, but people started dropping back.
Although the race is a net downhill, there's a few uphills
and a lot of flat sections, particularly at the end. I tried
to take advantage of the downhills and maintain my intensity
on the uphills. This worked out quite well for me during
this odd stretch.
3km (10:30) to 5km (17:32):
Still attacking on the downhills and maintaining on flats
and the odd incline, I reached 5km a little faster than I
wanted to. I knew I would pay, but felt pretty strong. It
was comforting to see the two skyscrapers at Yonge and Bloor
in the distance, knowing that I've walked from Lakeshore to
there and back many, many times. Still, I knew the mile-long
stretch at the end along Lakeshore Blvd. and heading up the
little hill the the end would be tough.
5km (17:32) to 8km (28:08):
This was the stretch that basically cut right through
downtown Toronto. It was quite exciting. I had broke free of
my group, which had drindled to about 4 people, and set out
on a mission to join the group of three that was 10 - 15
seconds ahead. This took almost 3km to do, but gave me a
boost of energy to have succeeded. I was very happy with my
8km split, although I was starting to get some intestinal
discomfort.
8km (28:08) to 10km (35:28):
With a mile to go, it's completely flat followed by a short
uphill towards the finish in front of SkyDome. I had a tough
9th km, with a bit of lower belly discomfort. This slowed me
down about 10 seconds in terms of overall time. I was still
able to get myself together to run the last km pretty hard,
passing the little group I had been running with before
right at the end.
Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
Age Group: 9/412
thanks for reading! cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
Nice race and report, David.
How close is that result to your 10K PR?
Anthony.
ubermensch - congrats on a remarkable recovery
J
"SwStudio" <shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hEelc.4313$_12.937@read1.cgocable.net...
> I arrived in Toronto at about 8:15 and made my way to the
> start area with about 15 minutes to go. It was quite cold
> in a raw, damp way. The wind was swirling and it was
> raining a little bit off and on I remember being chilled
> to the bone as I was waiting. Still, it wasn't ANYTHING
> like that damn race last weekend, with the serious winds
> and drenching rain!
>
> I did about a km worth of strides and got my heart rate up
> sufficiently. It was a tough go to try and warm up with
> about 6500 milling around. I finally placed myself about a
> row or two back. The elites were numerous.
>
> 1km (3:26) to 3km (10:30):
>
> I ran the first mile or so a little too fast. I was hyped
> up from the sheer size of it, as well as hundreds of kids
> that had lined up at the front starting to fade and fall
> back. It was very hard to really judge what was going on,
> or to get a feel of my competitors, until about four to
> five minutes into the race. At that point the little packs
> and spaces started to appear. An appreciable space broke
> up between my pack and the one behind us. I was at the
> back of my little group initially, but people started
> dropping back.
>
> Although the race is a net downhill, there's a few uphills
> and a lot of flat sections, particularly at the end. I
> tried to take advantage of the downhills and maintain my
> intensity on the uphills. This worked out quite well for
> me during this odd stretch.
>
> 3km (10:30) to 5km (17:32):
>
> Still attacking on the downhills and maintaining on
> flats and the odd incline, I reached 5km a little faster
> than I wanted to. I knew I would pay, but felt pretty
> strong. It was comforting to see the two skyscrapers at
> Yonge and Bloor in the distance, knowing that I've
> walked from Lakeshore to there and back many, many
> times. Still, I knew the mile-long stretch at the end
> along Lakeshore Blvd. and heading up the little hill the
> the end would be tough.
>
> 5km (17:32) to 8km (28:08):
>
> This was the stretch that basically cut right through
> downtown Toronto. It was quite exciting. I had broke free
> of my group, which had drindled to about 4 people, and set
> out on a mission to join the group of three that was 10 -
> 15 seconds ahead. This took almost 3km to do, but gave me
> a boost of energy to have succeeded. I was very happy with
> my 8km split, although I was starting to get some
> intestinal discomfort.
>
> 8km (28:08) to 10km (35:28):
>
> With a mile to go, it's completely flat followed by a
> short uphill towards the finish in front of SkyDome. I had
> a tough 9th km, with a bit of lower belly discomfort. This
> slowed me down about 10 seconds in terms of overall time.
> I was still able to get myself together to run the last km
> pretty hard, passing the little group I had been running
> with before right at the end.
>
> Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
> Age Group: 9/412
>
>
> thanks for reading! cheers,
> --
> David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
> insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
> down constantly."
SwStudio wrote:
>
> Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
> Age Group: 9/412
>
Hey, nicely done, David. Hmmm, and you had an appendectomy
not too long ago, iirc. sheeez ;)
Dot
--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope
On Sun, 2 May 2004 18:20:56 -0400, "SwStudio"
<shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote:
[great race report went here]
>Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
>Age Group: 9/412
Now I'm sure of it - you will definitely *not* need to look
for me over your shoulder, ever :-)
Great job!
Karen
Good Race, David! That was a lot of competition, to be ninth
in your age group with a 35:30! That would have put you
fourth overall in the race I just ran. :-) Keep up the good
work though! I do enjoy reading your reports, and please do
keep staying healthy now!!
Teresa in AZ
SwStudio wrote:
> With a mile to go, it's completely flat followed by a
> short uphill towards the finish in front of SkyDome. I had
> a tough 9th km, with a bit of lower belly discomfort. This
> slowed me down about 10 seconds in terms of overall time.
> I was still able to get myself together to run the last km
> pretty hard, passing the little group I had been running
> with before right at the end.
>
> Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
> Age Group: 9/412
>
> thanks for reading! cheers,
Wow, great result, great report. Sounds as if you had a
great time.
Thinking sub-35?
--
Brian P. Baresch Fort Worth, Texas, USA Professional editing
and proofreading
If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston
Churchill
In article <hEelc.4313$_12.937@read1.cgocable.net>, SwStudio wrote:
> Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
> Age Group: 9/412
Sounds like you're back on track. Reading that almost makes
me want to go and run a 10k to put a decent time on the
books (the way my times are falling, the only "hard" PR I
have is my most recent one). It's always nice to blow away a
PR, even if it's just a soft PR.
Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/
As has already been said...well done, David, both in the
speedy recovery and the...umm...speedy race!
Mike C
>From: "SwStudio" shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com
>I arrived in Toronto at about 8:15 and made my way to the
>start area with about 15 minutes to go. It was quite cold
>in a raw, damp way. The wind was swirling and it was
>raining a little bit off and on I remember being chilled to
>the bone as I was waiting. Still, it wasn't ANYTHING like
>that damn race last weekend, with the serious winds and
>drenching rain!
>
>I did about a km worth of strides and got my heart rate up
>sufficiently. It was a tough go to try and warm up with
>about 6500 milling around. I finally placed myself about a
>row or two back. The elites were numerous.
>
>1km (3:26) to 3km (10:30):
>
>I ran the first mile or so a little too fast. I was hyped
>up from the sheer size of it, as well as hundreds of kids
>that had lined up at the front starting to fade and fall
>back. It was very hard to really judge what was going on,
>or to get a feel of my competitors, until about four to
>five minutes into the race. At that point the little packs
>and spaces started to appear. An appreciable space broke
>up between my pack and the one behind us. I was at the
>back of my little group initially, but people started
>dropping back.
>
>Although the race is a net downhill, there's a few uphills
>and a lot of flat sections, particularly at the end. I
>tried to take advantage of the downhills and maintain my
>intensity on the uphills. This worked out quite well for me
>during this odd stretch.
>
>3km (10:30) to 5km (17:32):
>
>Still attacking on the downhills and maintaining on flats
>and the odd incline, I reached 5km a little faster than I
>wanted to. I knew I would pay, but felt pretty strong. It
>was comforting to see the two skyscrapers at Yonge and
>Bloor in the distance, knowing that I've walked from
>Lakeshore to there and back many, many times. Still, I knew
>the mile-long stretch at the end along Lakeshore Blvd. and
>heading up the little hill the the end would be tough.
>
>5km (17:32) to 8km (28:08):
>
>This was the stretch that basically cut right through
>downtown Toronto. It was quite exciting. I had broke free
>of my group, which had drindled to about 4 people, and set
>out on a mission to join the group of three that was 10 -
>15 seconds ahead. This took almost 3km to do, but gave me a
>boost of energy to have succeeded. I was very happy with my
>8km split, although I was starting to get some intestinal
>discomfort.
>
>8km (28:08) to 10km (35:28):
>
>With a mile to go, it's completely flat followed by a short
>uphill towards the finish in front of SkyDome. I had a
>tough 9th km, with a bit of lower belly discomfort. This
>slowed me down about 10 seconds in terms of overall time. I
>was still able to get myself together to run the last km
>pretty hard, passing the little group I had been running
>with before right at the end.
>
>Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall: 64/5220
>Age Group: 9/412
>
>
>thanks for reading! cheers,
>--
>David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
>insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
>down constantly."
>
>
>
>
>
"Anthony" <anthony@mail.biu.ac.il> wrote in message
> Nice race and report, David.
>
> How close is that result to your 10K PR?
Thanks, Anthony - there aren't too many 10k races in these
parts. The last time I ran one was in October, but it was
quite hilly.
I thnk the last time I ran a 10k on a course that was at
least flat enough for a fast time was a 36:17, about 2
and a half years ago.... so yeah, I knew I would PR
yesterday. ;) It was my oldest and softest PR, other than
my marathon PR (3:10), which I believe I could now beat
by about 20 minutes.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"Jonathan Sydenham" <sydenham@mail.dk> wrote in message
> ubermensch - congrats on a remarkable recovery J
Thanks a lot - I apreciate the comment! I actually feel
stronger now than before the surgery.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"Dot" <dot.h@#att.net> wrote in message
> SwStudio wrote:
>
> >
> > Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall:
> > 64/5220 Age Group: 9/412
> >
>
>
> Hey, nicely done, David. Hmmm, and you had an appendectomy
> not too long ago, iirc. sheeez ;)
LOL :D
Thanks, Dot.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"Brian Baresch" <brian_news2@peacenik.removethisstuff.net>
wrote in message
> Wow, great result, great report. Sounds as if you had a
> great time.
>
> Thinking sub-35?
Thanks Brian - I would love to go sub-35, but will have to
get my 5k time down to consistent 16:45 - 16:50 for
something like that, and I have yet to get under 17:00 on a
"legal" course (I ran
16:43 on a course with a full mile of significantly graded
downhill about 2 months ago).
I have a 5k on July 1st in which I will try for 16:59. Right
now I think I'm in about 17:10 shape, if I tapered a bit.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"Donovan Rebbechi" <abuse@aol.com> wrote in message
> In article <hEelc.4313$_12.937@read1.cgocable.net>,
> SwStudio wrote:
>
> > Finish time: 35:30.2(gun) - 35:28.0(chip) Overall:
> > 64/5220 Age Group: 9/412
>
> Sounds like you're back on track. Reading that almost
> makes me want to go
and
> run a 10k to put a decent time on the books (the way my
> times are falling,
the
> only "hard" PR I have is my most recent one). It's always
> nice to blow
away a
> PR, even if it's just a soft PR.
Thanks Donovan - I hope you continue to improve; you are
certainly doing very well!
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"SwStudio" <shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote in news:K_rlc.3795$_o1.540156
@read2.cgocable.net:
> I actually feel stronger now than before the surgery.
Could this be a result of the "Zatopek effect?"
Phil M.
--
"Pain is temporary: the success it brings can be
everlasting." -fortune cookie
>I have a 5k on July 1st in which I will try for 16:59. Right now
>I think I'm in about 17:10 shape, if I tapered a bit.
Cool. Good luck! I remember being in that kind of shape, in
high school, wishing they'd make the XC races 5K instead of
two-mile, because I had more endurance and less speed than
my average competitor. I figured I could hit 17 flat if I
worked my tail off. But they didn't make the change. Oh
well. I'll try it again.
--
Brian P. Baresch Fort Worth, Texas, USA Professional editing
and proofreading
If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston
Churchill
"Phil M." <pmarg@charter.net> wrote in message
> "SwStudio" <shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote in>
> > I actually feel stronger now than before the surgery.
>
> Could this be a result of the "Zatopek effect?"
hahaha :)
Well, I *did* have an enforced break. Since the surgery, my
weekly mileage has been 0 (week directly following), 25, 40,
47, 45. Before the sugery I had run several months of 30 -
40 mile weeks. So, I've already surpassed my training from
before, but it wasn't anything special anyway.
cheers,
--
David (in Hamilton, ON) www.allfalldown.org "The most
insecure people are the ones you see, putting other people
down constantly."
"SwStudio" <shhhh_secrets@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<rOClc.4513$_12.176@read1.cgocable.net>...
> Well, I *did* have an enforced break. Since the
> surgery, my weekly mileage has been 0 (week directly
> following), 25, 40, 47, 45. Before the sugery I had run
> several months of 30 - 40 mile weeks. So, I've already
> surpassed my training from before, but it wasn't
> anything special anyway.
So then: we know what the surgeon removed, but - in the
light of your rising performance curve - what did he insert?
Anders
PS This joke isnīt half as good on you as it was on a guy
who had a bit of knee surgery and then proceeded to smash
all of his PBs within six months...
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