Well that was a fun running weekend! A Marathon, Half Marathon two shirts and three medals and memories that will last a lifetime!
Saturday September 17, 2022 it was "That Dam Hill" run at Springbank Park in London. This is one of my favorite go to yearly races. This year they offered a special promotion a medal for those who do bith Dam Hill Saturday and The London Road Races Sunday. I choose to do a Full Marathon then a Half Marathon...I like a theme! The weekend weather forecast was more summer like then fall. We were fortunate and started the race at a foggy 16C and the fog hung around for the first couple of hours. My plan all weekend was a 7 minute pace then walk the last 2km of the Marathon. Things more or less unfolded the way I planned. I fell a little behind on my hydration going into the last hour of the race slowing me down as my blood thickened. I wasn't looking for a time other then around 5 hours so taking a little longer and enjoying the day was OK with me. Had the pleasure of being paced by my old running buddy Gary Johnston for a few laps. Also had moments with Han , Joe and Andrea some folks that I have been running Ultras with since 2007.
GPS messed up the first of 19 loops so the data is a wee bit skewed.
Pace and HR data tell the tale of how the day went , solid through 4 hours then I was done.
Temperature tells the tale too ..
I was pleased with the first 4 hours so much so I did think about an avg 7:00 pace bringing it home in under 5 hours but the reality of another race the following day plus the fact that I was behind on my hydration I decided to walk the last 3 km.
Sunday was another day , felt tired at the start of the half but otherwise not too bad. I showed up at the start line just wanting it to be over but also looking forward to a tour of the city. It took an hour before I really snapped out of my Marathon hangover and much to my surprise I really started moving well in the second half of the race so much so I had a negative split. The course brought back lots of childhood memories of the city I grew up in I really enjoyed it. There seemed to be as many marshals and volunteers as runners it was one of the best organized events. Water stations were every few km, I took in water but no salt or calories inn this race.
Pace and HR tell the tale , better one this time!
Cadence shows how I picked it up once the body woke up from the Marathon Hangover ...
It was a fun weekend , almost done to expectations with the exception of the last hour of the Marathon.
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