Monday 30 July 2012
Latest Upgrade
I have just updated my bike to deago bottle & cage and front wheel spoke attachments. Also add a new front gear bag and cool green grips. Should be more Aero right?
Sunday 8 July 2012
The things we do
Well things did not go the way I wanted at the Gold Coast but I did get to the finish line, even though it was not as quickly as I hoped. It ended up taking me 4:19:45.
I ended up deciding to go out with the 3:30 pace runner see how I was feeling and hopefully not fade out to much. Good plan and I would say I did not fade out at all, I ran into a big brick wall and stopped no fading about it.
Things started out great, I went though 21k in 1:43 and was feeling fantastic but at 25/26k things went really bad. In hindsight going out the way I did I should have expected it and I think I did, just not as dramatic as they were. My legs just would not work, I was reduced to a shuffling/walking forlorn figure for the last 10/15k's and let me tell you they were long.
So eventually I made it to the final turn down towards the finish line, this is were I knew I would go past my family who had come to support me. I was petrified and embarrassed, I really felt that I had let them down. I made myself run, there was no way I was going to walk past them. It was amazing that through all the noise I could pick the voices of my family and could hear them as if they were standing next to me. As I crossed the finish line just to let me know how tough the 42.2k's were I got a massive cramp in my hamstring and I was done. Into recovery for a bit and then out to face the people who I love who at the time I really felt I had let down.
There they were all smiling wanting to give me hug, excited and visibly genuinely proud of me.
They wanted to hear about my journey and listened to my story and made me realise what I had achieved. I also like the way that while talking afterwards they seem to be inspired to enter an event next year. I would also like to the thank the guy behind me in the picture below. He also helped me to realise that I should be proud of crossing the finish line no matter how long it took.
It did not take long recover, I guess all the walking probably helped. By mid week I felt as if I could have gone out running again. It was also about this time that I was offered entry into the Sunshine Coast Marathon on the 26 of August. After not achieving what I wanted at the GC for what ever reason I jumped at the chance to have another crack. So in 6 weeks I will be doing it all again, and I am already getting excited about the opportunity to push and test myself again.
But for now it is back to training and learning from the lesson given to me.
For those that are interested if you click here you can check out my Garmin details of my GC run.
I ended up deciding to go out with the 3:30 pace runner see how I was feeling and hopefully not fade out to much. Good plan and I would say I did not fade out at all, I ran into a big brick wall and stopped no fading about it.
Things started out great, I went though 21k in 1:43 and was feeling fantastic but at 25/26k things went really bad. In hindsight going out the way I did I should have expected it and I think I did, just not as dramatic as they were. My legs just would not work, I was reduced to a shuffling/walking forlorn figure for the last 10/15k's and let me tell you they were long.
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| Walking at the GC Marathon |
So eventually I made it to the final turn down towards the finish line, this is were I knew I would go past my family who had come to support me. I was petrified and embarrassed, I really felt that I had let them down. I made myself run, there was no way I was going to walk past them. It was amazing that through all the noise I could pick the voices of my family and could hear them as if they were standing next to me. As I crossed the finish line just to let me know how tough the 42.2k's were I got a massive cramp in my hamstring and I was done. Into recovery for a bit and then out to face the people who I love who at the time I really felt I had let down.
There they were all smiling wanting to give me hug, excited and visibly genuinely proud of me.
They wanted to hear about my journey and listened to my story and made me realise what I had achieved. I also like the way that while talking afterwards they seem to be inspired to enter an event next year. I would also like to the thank the guy behind me in the picture below. He also helped me to realise that I should be proud of crossing the finish line no matter how long it took.
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| Cramping across the finish line - GC Marathon |
It did not take long recover, I guess all the walking probably helped. By mid week I felt as if I could have gone out running again. It was also about this time that I was offered entry into the Sunshine Coast Marathon on the 26 of August. After not achieving what I wanted at the GC for what ever reason I jumped at the chance to have another crack. So in 6 weeks I will be doing it all again, and I am already getting excited about the opportunity to push and test myself again.
But for now it is back to training and learning from the lesson given to me.
For those that are interested if you click here you can check out my Garmin details of my GC run.