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.


Nothing.
Primary aim: to finish without aggravation of calf strain
Secondary aim: if feeling OK at 15km push harder.
Achieved both goals.

Walked to the car, downed a banana and a protein shake.


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.



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.