Hi everyone,
I ran the Cardiff half, my home town, and I started off with tears in my eyes with how overwhelming the experience was. I ran 14 and 1's and was probably doing some of the best pace work I have ever done: 9 km at 55 minutes, 15 km at 1:38 - wow! On track for a personal best - but, around 16 km I suddenly felt a serious cramp in my left leg and the right was feeling a bit funny as well.
Suffice to say, I finished, and I finished acceptably at just over 2:30. Not bad for me but a good 11: 38 slower than a personal best.
Oh well, I guess I move that personal best target over to my next race, the Chily 1/2 Marathon in Burlington next February.
Song of the run - Girls Talk by the might Welshman and Cardiff native, Dave Edmunds. I am now on two weeks vacation and start training for the Chily on November1st. Update you again soon.
Paul
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Too bad about the cramps but still an awesome experience, no doubt. As clinic leader you can bask in the glory of my very unexpected PB of 2:08:30! It was an awesome race. Only downer was the 2 hour wait at the baggage claim !!! Would have been longer but one of the volunteers let me in the back to look for my own bag and grabbed my friend's while I was at it. I got to see Mr. Singh and Reid! See you for pub night and theChilly Half clinic(:
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