I did complete the 'long' run last night. The route I chose is a good one. It's challenging with plenty of undulations. I think I may use that route some more.
I'd had the idea to do 15km but 14km came up at a convenient point and that was a big enough mental hurdle to leap, it being the same distance as City to Surf, so that was enough for me!
Unfortunately, I think I may have to be realistic and accept that I'm unlikely to achieve my goal time for C2S. Last night's 14km was completed in 1:21:39. That's 6:39 outside my 75 minute target - about an 8% improvement required. Very unlikely in 10 days.
I don't use my Forerunner to constantly check my pace, and speed up or slow down as appropriate - I just ran at what pace felt comfortable. Anyway, it was mostly too dark to see the display. I reckon if I try to do this at C2S, I'll just exhaust myself before the end. In any case, I'd have to adjust my target pace for the hills! Too complicated.
Lucky I didn't go for the Forerunner with Heart Rate Monitor. I reckon that'd give me information overload!
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Glad you're enjoying your Forerunner. I do look at mine while I'm running but it can be a bit misleading sometimes as if it loses signal it can have you going very slowly or quickly when you've kept a steady pace.
You'll be fine on race day as adrenaline definitely helps you, however you do have the crowds to dodge. HBH is not too bad, long but not really steep and you can really pick up the pace after that. See you at the finish line as I'll be a long way behind you!
Lulu's sort-of right, the adrenaline of the day does help, but the crowds of the day have a *really* big effect too. Basically, expect to do a little slower than you do in training/racing (and most of all, don't do what I did last year and get utterly depressed late in the race because I didn't get my goal time - just enjoy whatever time you do :-) :-)
sfG
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