You know how you kind of have this idea of ending your training feeling really strong and amped and ready for the big race? Well this wasn't it! I ended up feeling really, really bad on the first half of the run - and it was the easiest part - one of my favourite routes - the one around the green belt in Constantia with the usual group - Rob, Carla, Alison, John & Trevor. I had to end up walking back to the top of Constantia Nek, dreading having to do the climb up Vlakkenburg in the rain.
Rob said my face looked like a thunder cloud as I got to the parking lot at the Nek - I felt like I had nothing left - but I just didn't want to quit on the last run.
Suffice to say that getting up the mountain was a challenge, but I eventually got to the top. The run down was good, the rocks were quite slippery from the rain, but made it down in one piece, but I really struggled on the last loop around Hout Bay, I think I eventually finished, shaky, tired, a little under confident - but happy that block weekend is done. Now I have to concentrate on recovery, and getting my head right. Funny how there are no training programs for that...I think there are just good friends.
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