Hill run race 52:41 [5] 5.5 km (9:35 / km) +370m 7:10 / km
Hill run on Brockagh. Wasn't really feeling up to this to be honest. My left knee had been pretty sore from about 3 that day I think I must have done something to it cos it just randomly started hurting. I thought it had been just a passing thing cos it felt better just before the race. However by the end of the fire road I was in a world of pain and had to slow down to a walk/sporadic running. Was pretty much last coming up to the junior turn around point and though most of the climb was out of the way I decided to turn back firstly to avoid hurting my knee even more and so that I wouldn't have Roar and Conor waiting for me for another hour. I was actually pretty fast on the descent but it hurt like a bitch. Not just my knee but my back and my other calf. Apparently this happens when one is injured.... anyways I had to stop a couple of times but apart from that I was relatively happy. The worst thing is that I'm completely grand today (28th) so I could have hurt myself more. I'll keep this in mind for future reference. Next week should be good though if I get to go. I'll try redeem myself...
