Fitzroy Falls Marathon : 3.56.xx

I drove down to the Southern Highlands early on Friday and had a wonderful lunch at a one hat resturant at Berrima. I then spent the rest of the day just doing some easy sightseeing in a wonderful part of the country that reminds me so much of England.

Last year I finished just under 5 hours in second half meltdown of nearly 3 hours in the heat. This year the plan was about the same as last year but with the hope of no second half disaster - that was to run the first half steady and get to halfway in just under 2 hours and then hope to hold the pace to the end. I got to halfway feeling good in about 1.56 so the first part of the plan was achieved. I was hoping the cooler weather this year would result is a better second half. I managed that with about a 2 hour second half.

I went into the run with a tendon problem behind the right knee. That caused me almost no problems but at about 36k a sharp pain in the right calf meant a major problem. I managed to limp to the end and was suprised that I almost held my pace despite the increasing discomfort. It is a problem that will have to be sorted out quickly with GNW close.

On the way home dropped into have a very pleasant afternoon tea with LucklLegs and Jim.