Canberra 50k Ultra

After hurting my Achilles at a session on Tuesday I still fronted up to run the 50k. An exercise in stupidity and I should not have started. It was a horror day on the course.

Splits:
10k 46:30
20k 1:35:52(49:22-10k)
30k 2:28:31(52:38-10k)
42.2k 3:38:37(1:10:06-12.2k)
50k 4:23:45(45:07-7.8k)

I was 32nd at the 10k for the ultra runners and ended up 58th. Not bad considering my pain from the start.
To top the day off it was a PW for the Marathon and 50k. The course has now been stuffed by Fairfax with extra hills in it around the back of a golf course and the 50k is sent around Lake Burley Griffin away from any crowds that can help you get to the finish which you really need. Glad I'm doing Paris next year.

A few beers in the NSWIB tent afterward helped my Achilles.

4 x 800M Reps

21 Degrees and 60% humidity. Not too bad tonight.
Ran these along Federation way outside of Centennial Park. A bit dark in patches but nothing much to trip over save for Horse Poop.

2:50, 2:50, 2:51, 2:46. All done with a 90 sec walk recovery.

Centennial Park 20ks

Temp 17 degrees.
87% Humidity
25k wind gusts and slight showers.

Had thoughts of waking up in time to go off with Tim and his group at 7am but slept in. Quite hard to do that when I had an extra hour.

Garmin decided it wouldn't go past the garmin name on the 1st page so I tried turning on and off during the run until about 7ks in it finally came good. Stupid GPS.

Total was 20ks in 1:34:50. Didn't get too wet out there in the wind and rain.

Moore Park 3 x 2.2ks

Run from Hordern Pavlova corner up past the SCG and SFS to Moore Park Rd. Along Moore Park Rd and down Anzac Pde to the bus way lights.

Total was 2.2ks with a 4 walk recovery between each rep. 8:02, 7:54, 7:56.