Mini Forklift Ⓥ
The Veganator
- Dec 23, 2012
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Cheers BI. With racing it's often good to leave it at least a few days before you state your feelings, as soon as I crossed the finish line I felt disappointed I'd missed what I'd set out to do by 11 minutes. I know I should be happy as I got two PB's in the process, but a few days on and I still fell pretty disappointed
If my performance is put into context (as it probably should be), I should actually feel quite satisfied; in 2017 the winning time for the men's 50km was 3:36, this year the winning time was 4:02 which is nearly 30 minutes slower and no doubt attributable to the heat. On the woman's side, the main contender who has won it convincingly before dropped out at 42km this year... it was tough.
Onwards and upwards though, time to freshen up for the Christchurch marathon in just under 4 weeks time. Goal for that is 3:40.
If my performance is put into context (as it probably should be), I should actually feel quite satisfied; in 2017 the winning time for the men's 50km was 3:36, this year the winning time was 4:02 which is nearly 30 minutes slower and no doubt attributable to the heat. On the woman's side, the main contender who has won it convincingly before dropped out at 42km this year... it was tough.
Onwards and upwards though, time to freshen up for the Christchurch marathon in just under 4 weeks time. Goal for that is 3:40.