Saturday ran the same Darlinton to GE Highway 22.22km @4:40 HR 147 Ca84 687bpk. Fairly good conditions and felt a little stronger this week. Got a little rain on the way up and a stiff headwind on the way down, which made for a tough run, especially as this was a non-stop effort with no gels and no food beforehand. I may go back to the Sustagen (or Up and Go - or is that Go and UpChuck?) as a pre-run meal.. There was a lot of water under foot, but the trail was just gorgeous with running streams everywhere and a lot of plants starting to burst into blossom . Sas ran stronger today being her second week up in the hills after a long layoff. Didn't bother with the coffee this week and stopped in at the MuzzBuzz on the way home - which I suspect will be the new tradition....
Lake Gwelup 10km (map) in 36:40 (3:40) HR75 Ca90 642bpk. Ran this at a hard but not maximal effort - it was tougher than expected course with a lot of undulations, some significant hills (about 75m of ascent) and a variety of surfaces with lengthy sections on grass, sand, limestone and concrete. Ran the first 3km with the eventual 3rd place 10k'er, trying to stick with Clemens Schmidt - it's great to see him back after a lengthy layoff ; they both ran out of puff a bit on the hilly section and I managed to pull away, so was pretty much on my own in 2nd from that point to the end. The 10k winner was miles ahead and finished in 35 flat. I definitely felt yesterday's hills run in the legs esp. the hilly/sandy sections but very happy with the effort.
Lap 1: 3:33.8/3:32.7/3:39.3/3:33.8/3:47.5 = 18:07.1
Lap2: 3:43.8/3:42.1/3:45.6/3:32.6/3:48.4 = 18:32.5 = 36:39.6
5 comments:
Sure was nice in Darlington yesterday...
Ive been a big fan of the sustagen for decades...have to laugh at the up and chuck! :-) I tried that trash once and thought the same, never again...well done on the Gwelup 10k!
Sounds like an interesting course. The primary school fun run stuck to the path but it was only 2 miles per lap.
Who were the placegetters in the 10km and are you running the 10k or the 5k at Fremantle on the 4th of Oct?
I was second in the 10k, can't remember any other names ; not familiar to me. Balinga Pasco was first in the 5 with Liam Fuery second (16:40 and 16:45). I'll prob. do the 5k next week and the 10k at the Freo Fun run.
Nathan Jessup was the winner, the name came to me at 2am...
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