I ran half-marathon #3 today. This was part of the SBS Marathon, the signature running race of my home city. The course mostly follows the Avon River, then does a loop around part of Hagley Park then it's back to the Town Hall to finish. People doing the full marathon go around for a second lap.
We had 7 degrees (C) and intermittent sprinkles of rain. I was hoping for it to be sloshing down but I'm a bit strange that way. My time was 1:46:03, almost exactly four minutes faster than the one I ran three weeks ago. I think the improvement was due to two factors: the lack of wind, and leaving my Spinal Tap (like a Camelbak) at home to save weight, opting instead to use the water stations on the course. I have to slow down a little to drink out of a cup but I thought I'd more than make up for it by not having 3lb of extra weight to carry. I'm overdoing my rehydration a bit but I suffered a few effects of dehydration a couple of weeks ago. I think I know what it's like to be 80 now. My legs & back are sore and I have to go every half-hour. Just one more race to do three weeks from now in Wellington, then I might lay off the racing for a while and get back to a more regular training schedule. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
