Great LSD in new Ascis 2130 GT shoes, smooth ride all the way. Nice cushioned landing on the Ball of the foot and a smooth transition through to the front! Guess there is a reason why they are one of the best selling shoes!
27.47Km +654/-667 elevation in 2:41:59. Great weather , started at 12C , ended at 20C . Was a little warm on the last 8K , wind was at my back and I was totally exposed to the Mid Day Sun which was also at my back !
Jelled early and did it twice, 9K and 18K, Drank about .75 L of water , could have used more.
It was a really good LSD , didn't feel too fatigued until the last 5K. Suspect that it was mainly due to heat! Started off with 2 layers up top and a hat , lost the loose over shirt at 3.5 K , the hat at 8K and the base T at the 18K mark. Overall pretty comfortable with the exception of the last 5K where it was getting hot.
Paid a whole lot more attention to the Gels and Water and Heat today , managed it well . The longest I have been going was just short of 25K , wanted to extend it by 5K so I knew I had to pay more attention and eat and drink and take care of the heat before it fatigues me..... it worked !
Not sure what the next run will be , working Eves this week . Kayaking Tuesday !
Ron.
It was 2.5 weeks since my last LSD and boy did I feel it. Weather added to the misery, strong N-NW Winds with near single digit temps made it rather unpleasant at times. When I was 1/3 of the way I started to feel a bit tired, at the 12 point I did my Carboom , instead of stopping for a few minutes I wanted and ate/drank for a half a K or so. This worked out pretty well , I didn't want to cool to much due to the head wind I was going to face in the last 8K leg. The wind really played havoc with the last leg , I was so beat up I walked up one of the final hills. I hope next weeks long one is better , want to start stretching it to a weekly 30K.
Ron.
Well , after Mondays fast run I was really pumped about the race , confident that I would better last years 44:51 by a minute or even 2. It didn't happen and I was left feeling very disappointed. So , what went wrong???? I started fast , maybe too fast and began to fade at the 3K mark. I picked it up here and there but it just wasn't working. All kinds of folks passed me , that was the worst as last year only 2 runners passed in the last half of the race.
Here are some suspected reasons...
That being said it was still a blast to be out. Bumped into lots of folks from previous runs! I am looking forward to next year. After three consecutive years of being faster I didn't make an improvement, some days are like that .... but its still a bummer.
Ron.
record time. During the flat parts I picked it up to my 10K Race Pace. During the hilly parts I reverted to my LSD pace. It was a good mix of slow/fast , go behind them recover. The next day or 2 I did have a bit of muscle pain but it was gone by Thursday.
Best run on this loop was ...1:26:27 in Oct 07 at 6C . Mobday I smashed that time at 1:21:06.
Ron.
