Nice half marathon

Legs felt heavy from the start due to all the recent Ironman training. I managed to quickly get into my target pace but I knew within the first 2km that it would be tough to maintain. At 10km I was just on pace for a sub 1:20 finish.

Between 10km and 15km it started to get very hot with no shade along the Promenade des Anglais. At 15km the stomach cramps hit and I was instantly reduced to a walk. For the next 3 km I was walking and then for the final 3 km I managed to pick up the pace running bent over to relieve the cramps. I finished 155th out of 2940 with a time of 01:25:56 (88th out of 946 senior males).

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#ff here's one for all the #triathlon fans out there. #thriathlete @todd_leckie who we hope will be competing at London 2012 #olympics
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A new Challenge race in the UK mid September next year! Would it be too much to do this and IMUK next year? http://www.challengehenley.com/
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Thinking about main race targets for next year. How does this sound?... London marathon, Ironman UK and South Downs Way 100 mile (run).
16/08/2010 19:33:36

Hey, check out Mat's
personal best times...

5 km 00:17:49
5 miles 00:28:54
10 km 00:36:58
10 miles 01:03:28
half marathon 01:20:37
30 km 02:04:01
marathon 02:59:55
54 miles 08:50:55 (L2B)
100 km 11:35:53
100 miles 20:42:36
145 miles 42:06:00 (GUCR)
24 hours 181.1 km (track)

Olympic Tri 02:18:34
Half Ironman 05:04:21
Ironman Tri 10:49:39