City to Bay

Whilst my main goal for the last 6 months was the HM, I was still hoping to do well in my first C2B, but was not to be.

Had a bit of a shocker and just felt like there was nothing in the tank in that middle stretch. Was aiming for sub 70 but ended up with 71:51 so just managed to squeeze in under 6 mins/k average. Only 2 minutes outside my goal but prior to the race had felt 70 was achievable and possibly might even give 66 a nudge, but just felt flat on the day. I'm sure the heat had a fair impact, I certainly felt it in those middle few k's, not to mention feeling every one of the extra 20 kilos or so I should not be carrying. Great motivator to continue the weight loss and get back to fitness.

Did a bit of a post mortem this morning and it is plain as mud why I didn't achieve my goal, I simply didn't have the miles in the legs. Over the last 6 weeks I have run a grand total of 90.1km
Whilst that ridiculously low number (which surprised even me and includes the HM and C2B!) was largely due to injury or illness, I should have realised the conditioning wasn't there and just focussed on enjoying my first C2B. Instead I frankly found it a struggle and did not get the pleasure out of the 'fun run' that I should have.

I will use that frustration to get my finger out and work harder and achieve a much better, and importantly more enjoyable result next time. Up until the last 6-7 weeks I have really enjoyed my running knowing that, whilst I am far from fit or fast, I was always improving and generally working to the best of my ability at that time. Since injury and illness have taken their toll on performance, I have found myself disappointed at event performances and not getting the same level of pleasure out of what should be a fun event. The only person I compete with is myself and when I lose, I don't like it Feeling pissed off at the moment, need to get past it.

Clearly I need to stick to the plan I put together, get healthy and injury free, and get back to making progress and enjoying my running again.
Well done to fellow CR's Rundave & Simlin but missed everyone else, good to catch up with you guys. A couple of friends from my running group, Anthony & Emma, did well too.