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Comments: This was always going to be a 'C' race with no taper. Having strained the L) calf 10 days ago and a slow training programme since then the 'race' was even less of a race and more of a training run. Very happy that the leg wasn't aggravated and that I could up the pace over the final third significantly. Felt very comfortable at the higher exertion level. (Wore Skins lower leg compression on both calves). 5 weeks to the Gold Coast Marathon!! 0 - 10km pace: 4:50 min/km ; 151 HR avg 10 - 15km pace: 4:45 min/km ; 156 HR avg 15 - 20km pace: 4:28 min/km ; 169 HR avg Pace shows the excellent negative split of the race. What would you do differently?: Nothing. Primary aim: to finish without aggravation of calf strain Secondary aim: if feeling OK at 15km push harder. Achieved both goals.  Post race
Warm down: Walked to the car, downed a banana and a protein shake. What limited your ability to perform faster: This was a 'C' race - no taper and in fact was I being cautious from a strained L) calf gained in the preceding 10 days. Performed as expected. Event comments: Organisation of this race always seems to lack a bit of polish. Just annoying things - right from online race registration to the posting of results - that should be obvious to anyone organising this event based on their own experience of being a competitor in other races. Last updated: 2014-03-30 12:00 AM
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Usual - coffee, toast and honey, banana.
5 min light jog followed by gentle stretching of the calves. With a planned easy start to the race and a recovering L) calf strain I figured this would be enough - which it was.