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Comments: Awesome atmosphere, running along the streets of Melbourne! Took it easy for the first half to make sure I didn't make a mess of myself. Got to the halfway point in 1:01:00 so thought it would be touch and go for a 2 hour run. Picked it up a bit on the way back until 16k when I knew I had to push the last 5k. This was where it started to hurt as my long runs have only been up to 14k recently, not enough I know, but surprisingly I held on, and managed to pick it up again for the last 2-3ks. Approaching the MCG again was awesome, and to finish inside that wonderful stadium was a huge honour! To think I've been on the MCG turf as often as the Freo Dockers have this year is amazing! Garmin told me I had done 21.1 at 1:59:11 but we still had 200m to go so one last sprint (which got me the 199 HR) got me over the official line in 1:59:56. (Not sure which time to use here, official, or the garmin! Garmin will do for now) Got some water and fruit, saw a friend finish the marathon, then headed home for a nice shower! What would you do differently?: Think I ran the perfect race, given my fitness and knee issues. Nutrition & hydration were both good, just need to run more, and longer.  Post race
Warm down: Wandering round the MCG ! What limited your ability to perform faster: Lack of long run training, and a suspect right leg Event comments: Awesome event, wonderful volunteers and amazing spectators. Will see how the schedule and training goes for next year........ Last updated: 2010-08-17 12:00 AM
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Up early, brekkie of a banana, a slice of toast and some juice. Wife dropped me off close to the MCG where the start was, so was there early enough to have a wander round then headed off towards the start.
Walking from the drop off to the start was my warmup!