Running race (Fuschlseelauf) 1:00:46 [5] 12.0 km (5:04 / km) +150m 4:46 / km
Today was the big day... it started out pretty poorly as the weatherman was right (for once) when he predicted rain and a cold front to come in during the night... having had some beers with klaus the night before didn't exactly help either
as a result, when we were on our way to fuschl, we were not exactly enthusiastic... once there, however, things changed for me - seeing the other runners preparing, collecting your race number, enjoying the race day atmosphere - all of that really got me motivated for the race
the race itself was okay... I should be happy with how I did as it was a pb for that course... but deep inside of me I'm a little disappointed that I couldn't crack the 60 minute mark... dunno if I had it in me today, as I really left everything out there, but training all summer and coming just a couple of seconds short leaves a sour taste in my mouth
overall, I finished 163th out of 392 runners, so I was well above average... in my age group I come in 38th out of 59, which does not sound that great