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Race Result

Racer: Richard Gendron
Race: YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase Turkey Chase 10K
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2008
Location: Bethesda, MD
Race Type: Run - 10 km
Age Group: Male 40 - 44
Time: 0:45:54
Overall Place: 329 / 3570
Age Group Place: 30 / 248
Comment: Good start to Thanksgiving Day



Race Report:



Good challenging course - First mile was mostly downhill and very fast, mile 2 had two significant hills in through a neighborhood, After we popped out onto Rockville pike we had a couple more rolling hills to deal with over by NIH, then right onto Old Georgetown in downtown Bethesda for a fast, mostly flat finish.

Ran with my cousin, a former x-country runner, luckily he has not trained much lately and he was hung over, so we stuck together, until mile 4.

The hardest parts of this race were 1) Not drinking much on Wednesday night with relatives 2) Getting up early on Thanksgiving day.

Great race, with initial biking and warm up, I figure I burned a good 1000 calories. Problem is, I probably ate that many in stuffing alone.