Challenge 7x7 has entered it's 7th and final month which means on Sunday I am tackling the Kurrawa the D'bah and back 50km run.
I have to admit I am a little scared about this one as I have not been running or riding well lately. Something to do with a serious case of burn-out I suppose.
This will be the 5th consecutive year that I have run the K2D and every year so far I have gone faster than the year before. Given my loss of mojo I have serious doubts about my ability to continue this trend on Sunday. My only chance is to run my smartest 50km ever. The past couple of years I haven't really run this race too smart and have gone out a bit too hard early on. Mind you it's hard not to when Rebekah Keat is beside me, half wheeling me the whole time!
Bek is always into me for not eating enough but that's difficult when she is pushing me so hard. This year she is in Canberra for the Half Ironman so I will run my own pace and have Ben, Gus and The Zebra making sure I get plenty of food along the way. Then if everything goes well, I have worked out that I may just be able to sneak in a fraction faster than last year. Fingers crossed.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Big Ride - Including Rainbow Ride
Having never cycled two days in a row, never cycled this sort of distance, and being NOT particularly good at climbing, my November leg of Challenge 7x7 had quite a few unknowns.
Fortunately Ben was there yet again to to take on this challenge with me. Also thanks to Brendon, James and Phil I had a few familiar faces around me for this epic ride.
Click on the image below to see the map and notes.
The Rainbow Ride section of this was tough for me but very rewarding. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone. I should have known I was in for it just from the ride up to the start line at Byron Lighthouse. I don't think my heart rate has ever before hit 180 bpm just getting to the start line of an event!
As we rolled back into Main Beach on Sunday afternoon, Ben and I both were experiencing serious hunger. So before we went home we rode our bikes straight into one of the local Thai restaurants for a much needed feed. Its amazing how some food, a swim in the pool and a beer can make all the pain go away.
As tough as it was, that was a seriously rewarding challenge. Next up is my Birthday run, the Kurrawa to Duranbah and back 50km run in the heat on December 13th. Would love to see you out on the course somewhere, or better still enter the 25km or 50km event yourself!
Fortunately Ben was there yet again to to take on this challenge with me. Also thanks to Brendon, James and Phil I had a few familiar faces around me for this epic ride.
Click on the image below to see the map and notes.
The Rainbow Ride section of this was tough for me but very rewarding. I thoroughly recommend it to anyone. I should have known I was in for it just from the ride up to the start line at Byron Lighthouse. I don't think my heart rate has ever before hit 180 bpm just getting to the start line of an event!
As we rolled back into Main Beach on Sunday afternoon, Ben and I both were experiencing serious hunger. So before we went home we rode our bikes straight into one of the local Thai restaurants for a much needed feed. Its amazing how some food, a swim in the pool and a beer can make all the pain go away.
As tough as it was, that was a seriously rewarding challenge. Next up is my Birthday run, the Kurrawa to Duranbah and back 50km run in the heat on December 13th. Would love to see you out on the course somewhere, or better still enter the 25km or 50km event yourself!
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