In one word cold . Thermals, extra thermal layer, double gloving, thermal headband, beanie and yet I was still cold pre-race. The coffee vendor wasn't even ready before the race so no help there. At least it didn't rain during the event. It took a long time to warm up for the race and I competed with an extra top and gloves. My sinuses were much better, so the rest seemed to have done its job. There was a chance that the start was going to feel too easy, better take that into account. The coldness seemed to put a dampener on the excitement and without fanfare the race started. Today I wasn't wearing my heart rate monitor. No point after a week off. The numbers wouldn't mean much today. Plus the straps battery is flat and I've delayed getting it replaced. I'll just run a solid, but comfortable pace and see what happens. The course was good, nice, moderate rolling hills. Nothing steep enough to break your rhythm, but enough of a change to keep things interesting.
That would make carrying all the groceries home a tad difficult.
ReplyDeleteThat's impressive turtle, very impressive... hehe. I just had a long read of your blogs as I haven't been reading them as regularly as I should have. It's good to see that you are battling through all the training well. I approve of your racing flats too (Just watch them if you start to feel the jamming in the big toe again, make sure you use joint manipulation to loosen up the feet) Reason? Minimal shock absorption in the flats.. cheers and hope to catch up soon.
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HAHAHA! That is the best! Funny stuff.
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