Run Record

Well, what a difference from last Saturday morning. Woke to clear skies and sunshine and Bondi at 7am was just beautiful. Met up with Terrence, Kermit and Mark and headed off on the same route as last week. Had the race belt on a two bottles each of Gatorade and water to see how it felt and practice the marathon drinking plan. Hills all the way to Queens Park, then a flatter section to Oxford Street and the start of the C2S course. Heartbreak Hill not too bad this week and starting it with 17kms in the legs was a bit worrying but felt good on the way down into Watson's Bay. Going around Watson's Bay my right knee and lower leg became pretty tight and sore and I was a pretty concerned as we were just at the 23km mark and had the hill past the gap to climb. Took it easy up the hill - around 6.30min kms and knee/leg felt ok but pain came back as soon as I was on the flat. Leaned forward a bit more and ran more on the balls of my feet and that seemed to work better, so possibly just fatigue and style going out the window. Passed last week's pb of 25kms at the turning point for the C2S so knew we just a had a few more small hills to go before the long descent back into Bondi. Last 700 meters on the promenade at Bondi felt great - knew there was a finish in sight and a dip in the water. Run stats at http://connect.garmin.com/activity/102680332 and you can see the hills - so very happy with a 5.06 average pace for such an up and down course but know I still have a lot of work to do over the next two months and that this is the "normal" Saturday run distance for a while! So biggest run week ever with 67kms and loooking forward to a rest day tomorrow. Will try and get a few laps of Centennial Park done on bank holiday Monday and then Wed long run and Thursday speed set with Hurts.