Tour of Fife, Day2, Chariots of Fire Beach Race 4 miler (3.6probably) 30/07/09
When the going gets tougher, the tougher run a little slower.
Another long day followed by a long drive to St. Andrews then back into race mode and run like a donkey on the beach.
This is becoming a daily pilgrimage.
Before
AfterI found the first half very hard then when we turned I realised we had been running into the wind and things got marginally easier. I looked at my watch at the turn-around and it either said 10.53 or 18.53 and the fact that I didn't really didn't know which, underlines the fatigue. And its only day 2.
Julia shot the start then jumped in her car and sped to the turning point. Top marks J.
However it was nice and short (the Garmin says 3.6 miles) and that made for less than 22 minutes torture. The line couldn't come quick enough - you get to see it for about 1.5 miles and its a big relief to cross it.
Got both these dudes but it was hard work.
Mary chased from half way...
...all the way to a sprint finish
And held the place.
Another splendid evening of summer sunshine. Not quite nice enough to get me in the water but there were some takers.
good work with shells
Instead of a swim we went for a cool doon.
Tomorrow an up hill time trial. That will probably be my low point. Weekend weather forecast very poor.
Report pb, Action photos Julia H, scenery photos pb
Results here
Mary's blog here
