My first HM tomorrow, I am nervous...because I know I am going to break a few rules.
The back story.
Miss Simlin is working this morning so I was walking up to the shop to get some groceries...happened past the local sports store who were having a sale. Went in. Looked at the shooes as I always do. 25% off, damn tempting. Looked at the clothes...quick dry shirts 20% off...tempting...ok I might try one on...no XXL...ok lets try on an XL...OH MY GOD IT FITS!...pleasure centre of brain overloaded with chemicals.
Wlatz back out into store, grab another quick dry shirt and a pair of shorts...now I promised myself I would not by any of this stuff for at least another 10kg...but 20% off! tried them all on...good fits...now back to the shoes...brain overloaded with endorphins, mind clouded by burning sensation in pocket...I reach out for the Kayano's...store lady sees me. I check her credentials...8 marathons...used to instruct at SARRC...all good...damn Kayano's don't fit...they are too narrow...end up in a pair of New Balance. Melt plastic on way out...total saving $70.
Now a canundrum...my high has gone and I sit here contemplating wearing almost a completely new outfit for my first HM...what a rule breaker. Maybe I should do a quick 5k tonight...but that will make them sweaty! Nope I am going to suck it and see...what's the worst that could happen...
(I will report on the worst that could happen tomorrow night...no doubt in an exhaustion/beer induced semi-coma)
This is a running Blog/Journal. I started running (seriously) in preperation for the 2005 City to Bay fun run in Adelaide. What possessed me to go in it is a mystery, but the benifits of running are beginning to show in my everyday life. This journal is my way of reflecting on those benifits and to be able to look back in the future to see where I have come from and what it took to get where I am today.
About my blog...
My Personal Bests*
| Distance km | Time h:mm:ss | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | 0:22:29 | 01/11/06 |
| 5.0 | 0:28:27 (0:27:00) | 30/04/06 (15/09/06) |
| 10.0 | 0:57:07 | 25/08/06 |
| 12.0 | 1:09:05 | 17/09/06 |
| 15.0 | 1:37:23 | 16/07/06 |
| 21.1 | 2:11:47 | 07/05/06 |
My 2006 Races
01/11 Corporate Cup Run 7
4.3km - 00:22:29
22/10 Race 4 Life
9.0km - 00:51:03
18/10 Corporate Cup Run 6
4.3km - 00:22:30
04/10 Corporate Cup Run 5
4.3km - 00:25:34
17/09 City to Bay
12km - 01:09:05
06/09 Corporate Cup Run 3
4.3km - 00:23:01
27/08 Adelaide Marathon
10k - 00:57:07
23/08 Corporate Cup Run 2
4.3km - 00:24:30
09/08 Corporate Cup Run 1
4.3km - 00:24:36
16/07 River Run
15km - 01:37:23
07/05 Green Belt HM
21.1km - 02:11:47
30/04 Sri Chimnoy
10k - 00:58:38
02/04 Carrisbrook Classic
10k - 1:02:13
4.3km - 00:22:29
22/10 Race 4 Life
9.0km - 00:51:03
18/10 Corporate Cup Run 6
4.3km - 00:22:30
04/10 Corporate Cup Run 5
4.3km - 00:25:34
17/09 City to Bay
12km - 01:09:05
06/09 Corporate Cup Run 3
4.3km - 00:23:01
27/08 Adelaide Marathon
10k - 00:57:07
23/08 Corporate Cup Run 2
4.3km - 00:24:30
09/08 Corporate Cup Run 1
4.3km - 00:24:36
16/07 River Run
15km - 01:37:23
07/05 Green Belt HM
21.1km - 02:11:47
30/04 Sri Chimnoy
10k - 00:58:38
02/04 Carrisbrook Classic
10k - 1:02:13
4 comments:
I would give your new shoes a test run if you plan on wearing them tomorrow. The 5k run in my new shoes sent pains up my ankle and inside shin. I couldn't wait for the 5k to finish, let alone a HM.
Oh yeah, good luck tomorrow!
Chaffing chaffing chaffing....be careful, you want that HM to go smoothly, so I wouldn't introduce anything new...go with what you already know if comfortable...and by reading your post you already now that! Good luck...looking forward to the race report! You will do great!
Can't wait to read the report Simlin - how did ya go?
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