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Race Report: Sandy Point Half Marathon
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.
You're doing well. Any thoughts of hiring or buying a treadmill? I've seen those fold-up 16kph ones on eBay for around $500 second hand.
ReplyDeletePersonally we bought a life fitness treadmill for about $1000 off eBay. Goes to 20 or 21km/hr. It's no frills, seems to wear reasonbly quickly but does it's job. Also the speeds are a bit out. Saying it's faster by about 0.5km/hr than it really is. The key I think is getting as much continuous horse power as possible. (peak power almost irrelevant). You don't want it straining at common speeds. Paying for programs and other features is a quick way to up the price for not much improvement in what you really need.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jason. I was almost tempted this winter, partly for early morning 2nd (short) runs and partly for the (sometimes) terrible weather. Will keep an eye out for that type of thing in the coming months.
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