Just this Sunday gone, I ran in the NT City 2 Surf - 12.7km fun run. I previously talked about training - which didn't quite happen to plan...
Instead of this, running 10 training runs....
It looked like this, only running training runs - with the blue ones being training runs (six, including a run at crossfit), then the fun run being the last one.
So the night before the run, I went out for dinner with my parents (who are visiting at the moment), and had a huge seafood platter then trampoline icecream... great 'carb loading'! haha - not that you need to for a 12km run...
I got up an hour before the run. Had a coffee, 1/2 an english muffin with honey on top and got dressed. Brad dropped me off (it's only about a 10minute drive). I got there, went to the toilet and stretched and then the gun went off!
I felt pretty good for the majority of the run, even though there was a slight hill at the start. I was wondering if I was going to get any calf/shin pain as I had had some 2 weeks in the lead up. I got my chiropractor to tape my shins, and much to my pleasure I didn't get any 'out of the ordinary' pain during (or after) the run!
By the time I'd run 6km and I was still feeling pretty good (considering my longest training runs were a smidge over 7km!) I'd reached the turn around point and was feeling pretty good, my playlist I made was fantastic and kept me motivated. My garmin kept me in check, I started of pretty fast (for what I have been running) and slowed down.
I hadn't run the course before, so wasn't sure how hilly it was (even though I'd checked in on map my run). I also didn't want burn myself out too early, as I've predominantly been doing crossfit I didn't want to risk ending up with any injuries or have to walk the last few km!
With the last 5 or so kilometers to go I was feeling pretty good and was running next to the same girl for a while. We even had a chat to motivate each other along. I also caught up to one of the guys from crossfit, and had a chat to him too. I ended up overtaking him when we reached the 11.5km mark (i'm guessing), just after a steep hill.
I ran fast down the hill, around a few bends and then the finish line was in sight. With the last few bends complete, I sighted my Dad (who was taking some photos), and that spurring me on sprinted for the finish line.
The girl who I had been talking to earlier was just up ahead of me, and I wanted to catch up. I sprinted with all my might, I almost felt like I was flying and crossed the finish line (just behind her) ;)
And here's the Darwin CrossFit crew after the run!
Results:
I crossed the finish line at 1 hour 09 mins 44 seconds. My aim was around 1hour15 based on recent runs. So I was super happy!
There was a total of 403 runners who completed the 12.7km fun run.
There were 178 women running, and I came 57th.
In my age group 22-35 I came 33rd out of 102! I really did surprise myself!
I crossed the finish line at 1 hour 09 mins 44 seconds. My aim was around 1hour15 based on recent runs. So I was super happy!
There was a total of 403 runners who completed the 12.7km fun run.
There were 178 women running, and I came 57th.
In my age group 22-35 I came 33rd out of 102! I really did surprise myself!
Review:
The fun run itself, as it was fairly small, was pretty well organised. Race kit (bib, safety pins, run information) could be picked up a few days leading up to the run from Amart All Sports, or picked up on the day.
Given that I've predominantly only completed crossFit training in the lead up. I was pretty impressed with my result.
