Well folks- I did it- I've done my first running race! I completed the Bay Run this morning. It was an early start, with the women's race starting at 8:15am, so Scoop and I were up for 6! On a Sunday that must be illegal! We made our way across to Iron Cove in the cold (as you can see from the photos below) and waited for the start. The race was pretty good, quite well-organised with the bus lane closed across Iron Cove bridge, and lollypop men stopping traffic for the couple of roads we had to cross. I suffered from a couple of stitches in the race- which is weird for me, so it must have been nerves. I used a lady who was always slightly ahead of me to set my pace by, so whenever I dropped further behind, I upped the pace. In the last km I put pedal to the metal, and got a time of just over 43 min (have to wait for the official results to come out to find out for sure!). So was pretty pleased that I got a time that I expected- definitely a worthwhile race! Scoop said he reckoned I would have come about a third of the way through the pack in the women's race, so thats pretty good :)
Me at 6:15 am in the morning: never a good look, especially some one taking a picture!
Walking up from the car to the starting area- taking advantage of a good picture opportunity!
Looking unimpressed by the cold/another unwanted photo!
Piccie of me with the view of Iron Cove- looking decidedly cold!
Racing towards the finish line!!
I did it! I finished my first race!
Stretching my glutes :) Thanks again Scoop... :P
No Scoop, the ambulance isn't for me!
I hurt bad after the race, especially my left hip flexor, but a big long soak in a hot bubble bath and lots of stretches soon sorted me out!
In other news, I did put on 0.5kg this week. The lesson I learnt this week was that a big run doesn't give me a licence to eat loads of junk food! As my mate Jenn is struggling was perserverence as well, we've decided to start a "Back to Basics" challenge. I'm gonna switch my weigh-ins to Monday to coincide with hers, and to keep me on the straight and narrow on the weekends as well!
Walking up from the car to the starting area- taking advantage of a good picture opportunity!
Looking unimpressed by the cold/another unwanted photo! 
Piccie of me with the view of Iron Cove- looking decidedly cold!
Racing towards the finish line!!
I did it! I finished my first race!
Stretching my glutes :) Thanks again Scoop... :P
No Scoop, the ambulance isn't for me!
1 comment:
WOOHOO! Well done mate, what an achievement - who would have ever thought!! Im so proud of you!! And where has the other half of sherrie gone, you look so skinny in those photos! no wonder your running marathons! your my idol!!
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