Today I took part in the Leppin Off-Road Run at Woodhill Forest, the third run in the Leppin Off-Road Run series. Simply awesome.
The terrain was off-road, of course. Paths, tracks, sand, forest, twists, turns, grass and lots of mud. Not the usual road running I am accustomed to, so it was a different feeling to run on these surfaces.
At the start of the race, I took the start too fast and felt tired early on. This is one area I have to work on; start slowly and run my own race.
Also I rolled both ankles a few times when my feet landed on the uneven surface. Fortunately it wasn't serious and I managed to keep running at the same pace.
During the race I took a bottle of Powerade and an energy gel, which was very beneficial! I managed to pick up the pace in the latter stages of the race, managing to overtake some racers who passed me earlier on. That's one area that I'm happy with.
Eventually I finished the 13.5 km course in 82 mins and I'm pretty happy with that effort. Also I had lots of energy left in the tank so that is quite encouraging.
So, bring on the Auckland Marathon.
2 comments:
I still have to run the mile for school and I can only run it in 5 min. You must be a good if you can run that fast!
For you to run a mile in 5 minutes is very good! I can only run a mile in say 6-8 minutes depending on my fitness.
What I'm doing is very long distance running, where speed doesn't matter and endurance does. Obviously you cannot sustain a fast pace over long distance. I've managed to run for 2 hours non-stop at a pace close to 6 minutes per kilometer, or 9.6 minutes per mile.
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