Latest update on running...and training for NYC marathon Nov 6th
Massive work constraints last week, so practice was replaced by walking to work one day (45min walk) and then a short run (4km).
I had signed up for the foulees axa sunday am, for 14.6km, so I was a bit anxious doing a decent time after close to no running the week leading up to that event. I even drank, over-ate and barely hydrated before the race.
I do need to find running partners and seriously train. I needed to push hard after 10km. The first part of the race I aimed for a young woman in front of me. Once I passed her, around 8-9km, I hit my "mini wall". Matters were not made better by the fact that groups seemed to either be ahead or behind me, so no one running around me. Once I hit 10km, I found another man to aim for. A little further, another man I aimed for "GI Jesus" t-shirt. The race was within the forest and it was perfect to keep cool. A bit of mud, but nothing too hard to manage. We crossed a couple hills, but after Verviers, nothing that couldn't be conquered!
Once we hit 13km, I pushed even harder...not sure where that energy, that rage to finish came from...I passed my second man target and then the first...and started my slow sprint to the finish line, UPHILL! (I seriously wonder what these people think when they place finish lines at the top of a hill!). One woman that had passed me saw me pulling a sprint together...without a challenge she sprinted to the finish line with me.
This race obliges you to stop once you cross the finish line to take note of your time. So I guess my time could be even shorter...The lady passed one split second before me, but nonethelesss my official time is right before her.
Yesterday's race of 14.6km, i finished in 1:24:24. Very very happy with this time given the above challenges...
More to come
Happy Running!!
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