Running race 1:43:13 [4] 21.1 km (4:54 / km)
shoes: Asics DS trainers
The triple tri was cancelled today so decided to run the Lifeline half marathon instead. It was on the new Majura parkway, pretty flat road so I was hoping to do a good time but didn't quite work out! Started really well, got into a good rhythm and was quite enjoying it. I decided to eat a bit more than usual today to try it out, so had a gel at 7km which didn't really feel like I needed, and another at 14km which I did need! I was starting to feel a bit at around 13km, then the last 7km were just a slog! It was hot, no shade, gentle uphill, and I struggled! I wasn't alone - one girl I'd been trying to keep up with stopped to walk with 3km to go, my 2 nemisises passed me at about 5km to go and 2km to go - but not very quickly and it seemed that everyone was finding it hard going in the heat. The last 2km were awful and I just wanted to stop! Was happy in the end to break 1:50, even if it was a long way off the 4:30km pace I'd been hoping for (and had done for first half!).