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Sunday May 22, 2011 #
Running race 1:35:57 [4] 21.1 km (4:33 / km)
½ marathon @ Uusi Lahti -juoksu.
I started under 4:15/km pace 'cause I wanted to see if I could finish under 1h 30min. At 4 km point I realized that I was already 20 sec behind that pace and I didn't feel like I could go harder...so after that I just relaxed and stayed in the comfort zone.
I finished 12th out of 95 which made me the best runner of the organizing team, Lahden Ahkera. What a joke :) I joined them a week earlier only because it cost exactly the same as the price of the race, plus joining brings some other small benefits.
I went to bed at 4 am the night before but I was still awake at 6 pm. Slept really bad even after that. (I've been working on my Master's Thesis until the mornings). Anyway, even if I had slept well I'm not so sure if I'd been able to run faster.
The happiest thing about the race was that my legs didn't hurt! Running on asphalt - 2 or 3 times per year seems to be ok ;)
I started under 4:15/km pace 'cause I wanted to see if I could finish under 1h 30min. At 4 km point I realized that I was already 20 sec behind that pace and I didn't feel like I could go harder...so after that I just relaxed and stayed in the comfort zone.
I finished 12th out of 95 which made me the best runner of the organizing team, Lahden Ahkera. What a joke :) I joined them a week earlier only because it cost exactly the same as the price of the race, plus joining brings some other small benefits.
I went to bed at 4 am the night before but I was still awake at 6 pm. Slept really bad even after that. (I've been working on my Master's Thesis until the mornings). Anyway, even if I had slept well I'm not so sure if I'd been able to run faster.
The happiest thing about the race was that my legs didn't hurt! Running on asphalt - 2 or 3 times per year seems to be ok ;)