26-03-2012, 10:33 AM
Hi TheEd,
The 12k race went well. I finished in 47:41. Considering the course (many dunes, km 5 - 8 were on the beach. Running in soft sand towards the harder sand close to the sea and, when leaving the beach, climbing quite some meters in the soft sand was pretty tough), I'm very happy with that time.
My 4k split time was 15:24
My 8k split time was 31:23
I went out to fast (first km was 3:36), trying to keep up with the fastest guys in my wave. I managed to do so and actually overtook most of them on the beach. I do wonder whether a more conservative approach would have resulted in a faster time...
I'll take a couple of days off now, because today I feel sick
. Next week I'll start a new cycle.
All the best,
Will
The 12k race went well. I finished in 47:41. Considering the course (many dunes, km 5 - 8 were on the beach. Running in soft sand towards the harder sand close to the sea and, when leaving the beach, climbing quite some meters in the soft sand was pretty tough), I'm very happy with that time.
My 4k split time was 15:24
My 8k split time was 31:23
I went out to fast (first km was 3:36), trying to keep up with the fastest guys in my wave. I managed to do so and actually overtook most of them on the beach. I do wonder whether a more conservative approach would have resulted in a faster time...
I'll take a couple of days off now, because today I feel sick
. Next week I'll start a new cycle.All the best,
Will