Monday, July 24, 2006
Hunter Valley Running Festival
Well my first 10k event is over! Thank God!
I would like to say that i had done so in spectacular fashion - however, safe to say that i did not do so and instead i had quite the poor form and disappointment. Anyway, all in time.
Saturday morning i got up and went for a bit of a ride around for an hour or so just to get some blood happening in the legs. Had a reasonably easy day on sat, and then in my traditional fashion ended up getting to bed at 3am not having dinner the night before and not being prepared (ie no fluids ) for the race....one day i will learn!
Anyway...i was cold when i started and then wasnt able to get into the groove...btw flat course my tooshie! there were some massive hills in there :) I ended up running with Phil who was coming last before he over took me and i became the last one.... i was struggling yesterday which i kind of expected to be due to the couple of weeks off but it was a big struggle...
I developed a pain in my chest around the 2k mark and was having alot of trouble breathing and had to walk a little at the end...according to my watch it was about 1:15 which is actually a pb for me for 10k...still bloody slow though :)
dont know about the half in a couple of weeks...dont think i would even make it? apparently the course is flatter though....any ideas?
I would like to say that i had done so in spectacular fashion - however, safe to say that i did not do so and instead i had quite the poor form and disappointment. Anyway, all in time.
Saturday morning i got up and went for a bit of a ride around for an hour or so just to get some blood happening in the legs. Had a reasonably easy day on sat, and then in my traditional fashion ended up getting to bed at 3am not having dinner the night before and not being prepared (ie no fluids ) for the race....one day i will learn!
Anyway...i was cold when i started and then wasnt able to get into the groove...btw flat course my tooshie! there were some massive hills in there :) I ended up running with Phil who was coming last before he over took me and i became the last one.... i was struggling yesterday which i kind of expected to be due to the couple of weeks off but it was a big struggle...
I developed a pain in my chest around the 2k mark and was having alot of trouble breathing and had to walk a little at the end...according to my watch it was about 1:15 which is actually a pb for me for 10k...still bloody slow though :)
dont know about the half in a couple of weeks...dont think i would even make it? apparently the course is flatter though....any ideas?
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hey lindsay - congrats on the pb! i have also heard that the rumours of a flat course were greatly exaggerated! i hope you enjoyed the day!
Hi Lins,
There's plenty of time till the half, still another 5 weeks I think? I don't know how you can run on an empty stomach with no sleep and probably dehydrated! I'm sure with some long runs and proper food and drink before the half you will get through it!
You can do it!!
Rachel
There's plenty of time till the half, still another 5 weeks I think? I don't know how you can run on an empty stomach with no sleep and probably dehydrated! I'm sure with some long runs and proper food and drink before the half you will get through it!
You can do it!!
Rachel
Don't be too disappointed Lins. It sounds like you've learnt a few things from the experience so that's a good thing.
I think if you can do some consistent running in the next month and plan the days leading up to the race a bit better you should be ok, and will appreciate the difference of a flat Half compared to the tough hilly 10km.
I think if you can do some consistent running in the next month and plan the days leading up to the race a bit better you should be ok, and will appreciate the difference of a flat Half compared to the tough hilly 10km.
If we're talking Lake Macquarie Half, then yes - definitely much flatter. There's only one long gradual incline that is not really a hill at all. You'll do fine :)
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