running terrain 7:42:00 [3] 72.0 km (6:25 / km) +300m 6:17 / km
St James ultra-marathon.
A somewhat ignominious and humbling race. Started out tired and tight, and really didn't improve. Hamstrings were ridiculously tight and seizing up after only a couple hours. I think thats when it occured to me -- this is going to be a long day. However, the nice scenery on the trail and some yummy vegemite sandwiches kept me generally happy throughout the almost eight hour epic. Overall, I guess I was pleased, but I'm pretty confident I could knock off 40 minutes or so if I'd just had a week or so rest before. Work getting in the way again.... Marty won, beating me by a gnarly 90 min. Ouch, that hurts.