30-11-2015, 01:09 PM
Not to Worry TheEd, we are all busy. I have been keeping busy myself and haven't had the opportunity to update until today...
Race-day was a bit chaotic. I got to the venue in plenty of time and registered for the 10km race. The weather was cold so I went back to the car until 20 mins before the gun. I went stood in queue for pre run toilet visit I noticed that my car key had fallen out of my pocket, I left the queue and spent every second up until the gun searching frantically for my key but to no avail. I contemplated withdrawing from the race but I opted to run anyway as where ever the key lay, it wasn't going anywhere and there was in fact a chance that someone may fin it and hand it into the organisers during the race.
So as the gun went, I set off amidst the giant crowd, I was unable to get near the start line, hence the slow first couple of KM. I was also stone cold, no warm up whatsoever, no stretching and to compound the misery and an stress of contemplting my plan of action after the race, I was also bursting for the loo! :rofl:
The course was laid out as two 5km loops. I quite simply had to stop my Garmin at the halfway point and go to the toilet otherwise there may have been a rather serious and embarrassing clean up operation required! straight out of the port-a-loo, Garmin started and into the second half of the race, again picking my way through the field re-overtaking the now visibly confused co-competitors as I overtook a lot of them for a second time!
Despite everything, I ran with discipline, the varying splits are a reflection of the undulations throughout the course (which included a zigzag uphill section that was tough going with slow, sharp turns). I did as well as I could have done. Yes, the toilet 2/3 minute break helped me recover enough to run a negative split in the second have but the measured approach running to a set time frame and not going off too quick was the biggest contributor! With it being the end result of a first full Sub 40 cycle (training pace times aside) I am very pleased with the result and outcome will use this with confidence during the next cycle.
Since the Race I have run a fair few KM's trying to build my aerobic and physical strength a bit more before the next cycle starts on Wednesday. Post to follow with training completed since race day.
Race-day was a bit chaotic. I got to the venue in plenty of time and registered for the 10km race. The weather was cold so I went back to the car until 20 mins before the gun. I went stood in queue for pre run toilet visit I noticed that my car key had fallen out of my pocket, I left the queue and spent every second up until the gun searching frantically for my key but to no avail. I contemplated withdrawing from the race but I opted to run anyway as where ever the key lay, it wasn't going anywhere and there was in fact a chance that someone may fin it and hand it into the organisers during the race.
So as the gun went, I set off amidst the giant crowd, I was unable to get near the start line, hence the slow first couple of KM. I was also stone cold, no warm up whatsoever, no stretching and to compound the misery and an stress of contemplting my plan of action after the race, I was also bursting for the loo! :rofl:
The course was laid out as two 5km loops. I quite simply had to stop my Garmin at the halfway point and go to the toilet otherwise there may have been a rather serious and embarrassing clean up operation required! straight out of the port-a-loo, Garmin started and into the second half of the race, again picking my way through the field re-overtaking the now visibly confused co-competitors as I overtook a lot of them for a second time!
Despite everything, I ran with discipline, the varying splits are a reflection of the undulations throughout the course (which included a zigzag uphill section that was tough going with slow, sharp turns). I did as well as I could have done. Yes, the toilet 2/3 minute break helped me recover enough to run a negative split in the second have but the measured approach running to a set time frame and not going off too quick was the biggest contributor! With it being the end result of a first full Sub 40 cycle (training pace times aside) I am very pleased with the result and outcome will use this with confidence during the next cycle.
Since the Race I have run a fair few KM's trying to build my aerobic and physical strength a bit more before the next cycle starts on Wednesday. Post to follow with training completed since race day.