Since my last post, I have done a 21.1 km race, a half marathon. This race is known as the woodlands boulevard enduro race on the 16th October 2010.
Lesson number 1 beware of races that are sponsored by groups with the name enduro. The 1st 2/3 kms is a uphill and we did this portion twice and beyond that there were about 12 hills on the course. It was a cranker. That being said my time was good, infact pleasant to me, I did the race in 2h 15min.
At every race I learn something new, something about myself, and in this race it was my mental strength, the ability to overcome pain and finish well. How i handle myself with a cold start.
How my body handles chaffing(a funny but very painful reality)
In the end I enjoyed the race, and that is what it comes down to, you will only succeed when you are having fun.
My training partner WMS has bought the book the lore of running, this is like the holy book of running and WMS being the responsible one is taking things to 1st principles and I am adding to my knowledge base with his help. In the future we will do some pretty awesome races!
