City2Surf 14km Road Race M50-59 2nd 49:12

Course very hilly, weather windy and cool to warm for the City2Surf 14km mass participation road race. The weekend was also a birthday celebration for Minnie which included some champagne and cocktails.

My race: I was fatigued at the start and felt sluggish. 6.2km split 3:19/km was OK. On the hills I was awful, on the flat and down very good. I was a bit of a yo-yo race throughout with my competitors, passing and being passed. My last 3km was excellent.

Splits: 6.2km 3:19/km 91st ; Heartbreak Hill 3:54/km 119th ; Heartbreak Hill to Bondi 3:39/km 83rd. Final 3km splits: 3:11,3:18,3:15 almost all into the wind and solo for majority. Results: 2016 49:45, 2017 48:44, 2018 49:12 (Splits below). Not so bad on paper.

Helen 67,Gabe 70, Jen 72, Mia 73 and Tori 79 mins. All ran well and we shared some more time looking through sun drenched glass high over Bondi Beach the 85000 entrants finish, hour after hour.

Tomorrow I am off to France for my taper and climate camp of almost 3 weeks in preparation for World Masters Athletics Championships in Malaga. In two weeks I'll start my taper and should be in great shape after some key sessions.

Today 29km all up, 113km last 7 days (only 6km yesterday).

Comments

David said…
Good run Bruce, perhaps hills are tougher as we age. Best of luck in Malaga, I'll be keeping a cl;ose eye on results. You can bring home some Gold.
August 13, 2018 at 1:39 PM
Ewen said…
Well done Bruce. Very good run home into that wind. All the best in Malaga.
August 14, 2018 at 9:40 PM
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