Running race 1:32:06 [4] 21.1 km (4:22 / km)
or 1:32:02 chip time
Ok, so being sick was not the best lead up to this race. I did feel constriction (despite being given a puffer by my doctor) on and off throughout the race. By just before the halfway point I was starting to die, legs and arms feeling heavy, and not longer able to keep the same pace. I have never had my arms feel so crappy by the end of a race...
1 mile - 6:22
2 mile - 6:44
3 mile - 7:01
4 mile - 6:52
5 mile - 7:04
Halfway 44:53 (took part of a power gel and water to try to revive)
6 mile - 7:08
7 mile - 7:08
8 mile - 7:08
9 mile - 7:06
10 mile - 7:23
11 mile - 7:09
12 mile - 7:28
last bit ~ 0:45
Markers may not have been exactly perfect.
So where does this time fit in with my fitness? - this is the question.
I feel crappy about this race, because I always am hoping I will improve (hoping for a miracle?). The fact is that although my training volume has been ok, I have not done much speed-work. Also, how much did my asthma/sickness impact me... this is a question I am working on, testing my peak flow often. I haven't used a puffer regularly since I was 12. However in my teen/adult life I have often used one about once or twice a year when I get sick and it moves into my lungs. I guess what I want to know is whether it is affecting me day to day, or I have just grown used to it. I have noticed it more recently (even before I got sick) because it has been colder, and I cough a lot after running in the cold.