Fitzroy Falls Fire Trail 10km Race
Result 47:55
1st 5km 22:50
2nd 5km 25:05
Hot day some nice hills
Decided to come for sure at 6:30 am went to bed planning on running a local 6km event.
So i called Sevgi and asked for a lift i had just got out of bed so i had to move it.
She came 20mins later and we were off!
I warmed up at the start line after wishing MC well in her Marathon.Went out for about 5mins of easy pace running and felt ordinary.Spoke to Brendan and Ben and they were planning on 5omins for the 10k i thought 45mins sounded like a nice round figure and that i wouldn't bust a gut to get it.
It's funny how you can just pluck a number out of thin air and expect to run that time without ever seeing the course!
At the start line Ellie 80 said hi and we chatted for what seemed like a brief moment before the gunshot rang out and we were off.I had started right at the back and knew it when i hit congestion immediately!I just went with the flow and was starting to overtake people from the word go....actually as i placed 23rd i must have overtaken over a hundred other runners as no body ever overtook me!
I wasn't running absolute top pace nor did i feel like it but i wanted a good strong effort out of myself call it a training run if you will.The start was slightly downhill but didn't feel it until the return km.
Saturday 15km total
Anyhow this post has sat long enough....
KM Splits
4:43
4:42
4:31
4:50
4:03
(22:50)
4:51
4:57
5:10
3:54
6:11
(25:05)
Seem to have had a Barry Crocker in the final km...well i did walk a little up the hill and in the finishing straight....but i held off my nearest competitor.Couldn't hang about much post race as i had to catch my lift home.But i did squeeze in a cooldown to the 2km mark,as i turned around and started to trot back i heard a motocycle behind me and a runner close behind.
I realised it was a marathon competitor and my jaw dropped,actually i said "your f***ing kidding!" It was the eventual winner Barry Keem,and he replied he was glad it was almost over!
Ran with him or more tried to keep up for a couple of minutes,his race pace was like 3:50/km average for the whole marathon so i was struggling very quickly and let him go i didn't want to run with him into the finishing straight anyway for obvious reasons.
(Sunday)Pulled up a little sore the next day so didn't run
Took Monday off as well but i was working and walked about 8km while there so i bit of cross training (it's 5-10km walking every day usually wear a pedometer)
Tuesday i got off work a little early as a bloke on my crew covered for me (there was a breakdown as soon as i walked off the job!!)
I went to the first race of my clubs fortnightly summer race program.Tonights race was 5km cross country and i wasn't going to push it too hard after the weekend but i was pleased with the effort .Pulled up with cramp with several hundred metres to go but didn't stop completely.
Finished in 20:52 while the guys i was with finished in 20:09 and 20:15 i reckon that i could have kept the pace and outkicked them but the cramp was something out of the ordinary for me though after finishing i didn't feel it again...probably lack of salt and not eating for about 4hrs?
8km total
Wednesday Ran with Sophie,felt tired most of the way ran for 7.2km in 30:46 Av. 4:18/km meeting again monday morning 6:10 am probably a lot longer this time!
Thursday More work on the house today to get it ready for Jacob's 1st Birthday Finished guerneying all the house and concrete using rainwater of course.Stripped and painted the tiles at the front of the house.Feeling sniffly and a dry throat this evening so decided against track 3km race
Friday After Night Shift i ran with the girls at 6:40 am til 9:04 am (2:20 total) running 1:47.33
About Me
- R2B
- People can't understand why a man runs. They don't see any sport in it. Argue it lacks the sight and thrill of body contact. Yet, the conflict is there, more raw and challenging than any man versus man competition. For in running it is man against himself, the cruelest of opponents. The other runners are not the real enemies. His adversary lies within him, in his ability, with brain and heart to master himself and his emotions.
14 comments:
Nice pacing there but you can obviously see the hills and that last km must have been painful!
Hope you enjoy your hill session this morning - or the walk with your son in the pram.
What is the next race on the menu?
So your computer is back. You always sound so busy...
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FF sounds like a tough 10km mate. Well done in that heat !
good to catch up again! it was just a shame it was such a hot painful day on the road! good run nonetheless and see you soon!
Nice work at FF R2B - good result for a hot n hilly 10K ;-)
20:52 is a great 5k time for somebody who wasn't really pushing it! I might try 'not pushing it' on Sunday in my 5k race and see if I can do as well ;-)
Hope we get to see pics from the 1st birthday celebrations ... hint hint ...
yeah, pics on blogs are good..
Congratulations on placing 23rd at FF.
I'm guessing the 5km cross country was Puckey's. I used to love racing that one and currently hold my 5km PB on that course.
Not heading down to Canberra for Bulls Head on the weekend?? It would be good training for 6Ft :)
Good to see you out there racing.
Keep up those sub 4min/kms and sub 60 city to surf is in the bag.
Got me stuffed how those elite marathon runners can keep up a 3:50 pace. I don't think I have ever run that fast, let alone over any sort of distance!
A tough 10 km with an "interesting" last km. but il primo assassino non ha paura di nulla!!!! (the first assassin has not fear)
Sounds like a lot of running going on. I may join in your quest of trying to break 18 minutes for 5k in the coming year. I think I will focus on some shorter stuff for the near future. Good luck getting ready for the birthday.
That's not bad for a hilly 10k R2B. The runners at the front make it look so easy.
Pretty good 5kCC on Tuesday too. Hope the cramp is nothing serious.
Sounds like tough conditions at FF...well done.
I'd feel a bit crook after all that work on the house too ;)
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