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Thursday Feb 23, 2017 #
3 PM
S&C 5:00 [3]
7 PM
Running - off road race (Night Race - Beechenhurst) 41:20 [5] 8.49 km (4:52 / km) +205m 4:21 / km
slept:4.0 shoes: inov8 Mudclaw300 Blk/Gn1
Last night race of season. Arrived later than I would have preferred and needed to get a warm up in.
Given how the legs have been last few days, knew this wouldn't be a great run and did find it hard work.
Lost places up the hill initially as pacing for full race, but as it started narrowing began to get held up very quickly - even on that initial downhill! Quite a lot more hold ups on the muddy climb but managed to push a bit harder and go around many. Lucas matching my pace all the way and doing the same overtakes - so just behind Ben for the twisty part and he never got more than 40m ahead for the next 3k.
Maintaining the speed better on the soft descents so losing very little to people in front - but losing ground on the hard track gentle downs. Ben got away on the main descent and track - about 200-250m ahead and there wasn't enough hill at the end for me to pull it back, and lost a lot of momentum in the rough bit just before the car park.
Reasonably good run, but would have liked better. As a comparison to last year - ran through the old finish at 40:03, last time round, with a shorter route in 2nd km, was 41:19 and finished 7th. So 5s longer for an extra 300m and bit of climb doesn't sound quite so bad.
https://www.strava.com/activities/877303904
And 2016 for comparison of route change
https://www.strava.com/activities/496646021
Hopefully sorting out car on extra day off tomorrow. Not very expensive but lost confidence with it now.
Given how the legs have been last few days, knew this wouldn't be a great run and did find it hard work.
Lost places up the hill initially as pacing for full race, but as it started narrowing began to get held up very quickly - even on that initial downhill! Quite a lot more hold ups on the muddy climb but managed to push a bit harder and go around many. Lucas matching my pace all the way and doing the same overtakes - so just behind Ben for the twisty part and he never got more than 40m ahead for the next 3k.
Maintaining the speed better on the soft descents so losing very little to people in front - but losing ground on the hard track gentle downs. Ben got away on the main descent and track - about 200-250m ahead and there wasn't enough hill at the end for me to pull it back, and lost a lot of momentum in the rough bit just before the car park.
Reasonably good run, but would have liked better. As a comparison to last year - ran through the old finish at 40:03, last time round, with a shorter route in 2nd km, was 41:19 and finished 7th. So 5s longer for an extra 300m and bit of climb doesn't sound quite so bad.
https://www.strava.com/activities/877303904
And 2016 for comparison of route change
https://www.strava.com/activities/496646021
Hopefully sorting out car on extra day off tomorrow. Not very expensive but lost confidence with it now.