First race of the season is behind me - a solid and steady performance of 2:33:33 for 21.1 km. While not anywhere near a personal best (2:18:22), it is not terrible for the first of a return year after taking a full year off.
Woke up around 6:30 only to have discovered a significant amount of snow on the ground. Gathered up my support team and headed out to Burlington with a protein shake and a coffee working their magic in my belly. The roads were poor and the running conditions, at least at the start, not ideal. Still, with the WGG and the boys there as my support - I was certain in the knowledge that the day would see my triumph over the evil 21.1 km in front of me.
So, out I go and the race is going well. I hit the 8 km point on schedule and the 16 km point only a few seconds behind. At 17 km it is starting to get tough and the walking breaks are getting longer but as I approach the water station at 18 km, one of my absolutely all time favorite songs comes on the iPod - Monthy Python's Galaxy Song. I am actually learning this on my Ukulele now! Wow! I immediately think of the astronauts and cosmonauts up in orbit right now and decide that the song is for them. My energy back (with the help of gator aid and a gell), I start the run again and get to the finish line:
So, in terms of race dedications, I have three for today - all very deserved.
- The eSCRIBE development team. These guys pull of this kind of effort every day and I am proud of my association with them
- My oldest son, James, who, as of 10:00 PM last night officially accepted admission into the Arts program at the University of British Columbia
- My youngest son, Andrew, who turns 14 years old on Monday.
Well, back at the training on Tuesday - next week it is a 26km training run, sort of...
Paul
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