Damien and I ran a half marathon for kicks on my birthday. I promised a couple of mates we would run 85 and win the teams event. I might have lied a little! My housemate tore a calf at the 8km mark and had to walk home, whilst our other team mate pulled a heart muscle and ran more slowly. So Danger and I ran a steady first 10km then started pushing it to hit around the 3m 30s/km mark. I drifted a fair amount in the last 5km, largely due to a long ride being in my legs the day before. Damien and I chatted for most of the first hour, it was on the last 15 that was a bit tough. We followed this up with a coffee with our respective families, plus the obligatory croissant!
Swim:
57min: OK effort, about where I was at ~5min behind the main pack.Bike:
4h 38min: I copped an early draft call so lost 4min with a stop, solid but unspectacular!Run:
3h 23min: not pretty, I tried hard early and was running 20-25th for the first half, but just couldn’t get going in the second half.Overall:
9h 04min: 34th, not that happy... I was in really good shape, but just couldn’t deliver on the day.
So I’m doubling down my effort and will be back in the saddle for the Ironman in Busselton in 6 weeks. It will be great to actually use all this fitness rather than have an extended break just yet - that will have to wait for December. I’ll race the Half Ironman in Shepparton in 3 weeks as a way to bring up my fitness.