Superb Sunday

Time 7:30am
Start place: Home
weather 12 C
humidity 2/10

How I felt. nervous and slighty tired
Distance: 32km

What I wore: run tank, Nike shorts, wright socks and Nimbus V
What I drank: Gatorade Frost

Path: Home to Jeanne Mance park. Olmsted trail until Peel exist, Peel until Notre Dame. South on De La Montagne, cross bridge (becomes Wellington) head east on Irlandais. Right on Moulins, left on Pierre Dupuy (expo 67 habitat) loop of F1 track, loop of Olympic basin, back to Ile St Helene, Jacques Cartier bridge, De Lorimier, De Maisoneuve, Papineau, Sherbrooke, Lafontaine park perimeter to Rachel, up to Ave de Parc, Up Pine back to MAA gym.

Time to completion 3:15
How I felt during course: at mid 20 mark, hungry. stopped for several minutes. for washroom break, legs became stiff, it took about 30 min for legs to retun to normal. Finished strong, I could have sprinted.

Concerns: hamstrings and calves were tight. Achilles tendon was tight the next morn. Shin splint played a minor factor initially.

weighed 135.5 lbs after race. loss of 5 lbs.

Strategy: water break for only 30 secs slow maintain pace of 5:40/min