No excuses. Not only did i not hit my target of a sub 3, i also finished with a slower time than 2009 and 2008. I keep telling myself, it's just a road race and i'm truly doing this for fun. I suppose the most frustrating realization are the different aspects I took to run the Hamilton race. To my friend Brendan Kavanaugh who finished 3 hrs 1 min and 30 secs, i feel his pain too, but i'm so very proud and happy for him. My nemesis is coming off the Red Hill Valley Express way. The quads and hamstrings were on fire and tight. They weren't suppose to be? From there reflecting back, I allowed my mind to win over my stride. So what now. We do it again. More longer runs in training and definitely focus on kilometers 30 thru to 42. In the meantime, i'm going to pull out some colouring books and doing some colouring outside the lines.
