Ready and raring to go

Running
An easy paced 10Km this afternoon. I forgot my watch (not something I do very often), fortunately I have some tried and true routes mapped out at 6Km, 10Km, 12Km, 13Km and 16Km so it wasn't a problem. To be honest during this taper period it is a nice change to just head out for a run without worrying about time, it probably helped keep my pace a bit slower.

It was a very warm afternoon at about 16:30 when I headed out, 28 degrees by the Nylex clock. I ran up to The Tan from the office, a lap and a bit then back along the Yarra to the office. Despite the weather it was quite a pleasent run, not too humid. Also the added advantage of the warm weather means lot's of lovely lads running around The Tan with their tops off, honestly, the hardships I must endure for my sport ;-)

Not so nervous today, I have managed to put things in perspective. I think the reason I get nervous is because I know I have worked hard to this point, I am pretty much 98% happy with my prep this time. So I get a bit edgy because I would be disappointed in myself if I did not perform to my expectations on the day and I think that is fair. But on the other hand, I have only been running seriously since January, it is only my second half marathon and let's face it I have many, many half marathons ahead of me. By the way this is not defeatist talk, I am merely gaining some perspective, trust me, I'll be running my heart out on Sunday.

Now the Ausrun Forum has been down for over 24 hours now, I am suffering withdrawals, hope it is back up soon. Think I saw one of the Ausrunners passing me just after Anderson St this afternoon, but I have only met him once so wasn't 100% and too shy to shout out in case I was wrong.