Run went well my hill running was excellent. All my passing was done right at the base of the hills and and then I was able to sustain good passing speed on the up hills and was able to catch my breath and stride out some great distance on the down hills. I got passed 300 metres to the finish line by a sprinter. I could hear him make his move and started to stride out to make it hard for him to catch me then he was beside me, I gave it my all to stay with him but I did not have the speed or stamina. As soon as he got past I dropped down a gear. The head down shuffle.

URINATE before the race. I had been hydrating well. And at about 1 minute to start I suddenly realised I needed to go. Oh well to late. I ran the whole 10Km with a busting bladder and possibly an additional litre of fluid I didn't need to be carting around. Hehehe well your learn something all the time. And I know I'm a beginner so this was a valuable lesson. I just hope I don't repeat the mistake.

Stretching, walking and talking to all the other competitors everybody was congratulating each other on well run racing. The guy who beat me at the finish came up and thanked me for putting up such a hard challenge. He thought he was not going to catch me. He had targeted me early in the race he said as a challenger for him. And he told me that he kept losing me on the hills and having to struggle to regain on the flats. He felt though that he knew he could take me in a finish sprint if he could keep up with me over the course.


A very full bladder.


Wow. That was lots of fun. The people after the race where all wonderful everybody congratulating each other and talking about the course and introducing themselves. It was a wonderful atmnosphere to be a part of. I was particularly impressed with my own hill performance. I noticed on every hill I was able to gain a substantial lead and do all my passing.
I have been wondering where I achieved this wonderful hill condition as I have not been particularly working on hills. And then coming home it dawned. Actually it dawned on me right at the bottom of the bloody great big hill that I live at the top of and curse everyday coming home from training when I'm tired and I just wish I lived at the bottom of the hill. Ive been hill training and I didn't even realise it. Its funny how you do training and then when you pass a point you say ok training finished and then forget about the the run home or the ride home as being included in your training.

Had a great day Woo Hooo