I think one of the most wonderful things about the country I am blessed to live in, is that I can wear whatever socks I want and the biggest fear associated with choosing these, would perhaps be one of some minor mis-interpretation. That's not the case in many parts of our world!!
And besides, I've been misunderstood all my life so I'm good with that.
I just discovered the socks yesterday and I was delighted to add them to my colorful theme for the day.
Not very co-ordinated I know but that's just one more area where I lack any expertise.
Where I do not lack expertise, and as a matter of fact I am exceptionally good at it, is in race pacing.
My 10 km split times were 49:21, 48:08, 48:39. While that may not seem exactly perfect, it indeed is damn close, based on the course. The first 10K to relax, the next 10 to cruise cause it remains flat, and the last 10 to bear down because it is by far the toughest part due to the hills.
The real evidence is in my 15 km splits which were 1:13:21 and 1:12:44. A slight negative split which is considered almost impossible on this course.
But the best part of the day was just feeling great throughout, and knowing that my honey was waiting for me at the end. As always, thanks babe for your never ending support.
Final results put me in with a gun time of 2:26:52 and a chip time of 2:26:08. The difference is simply the time it takes you to get to the start line from the moment the gun goes off.
I also finished 32nd in my age group out of 347, and 904th over all out of 6848.
I am a bit sore in a few places so I think I may deserve tomorrow off as well. I will decide in the morning.
One thing that continues to amaze me is the continued growth of female participants in the sport. When I first started doing this stuff a typical ratio of men to women was 2-1. Today there were just 100 more men than women! It just goes to prove that as time wears on, that the amount of women with fuck all else to do is quickly catching up to men!!
...I like this one...
"A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man."---Jiddu Krishnamurti
Love
Peter
And besides, I've been misunderstood all my life so I'm good with that.
I just discovered the socks yesterday and I was delighted to add them to my colorful theme for the day.
Where I do not lack expertise, and as a matter of fact I am exceptionally good at it, is in race pacing.
My 10 km split times were 49:21, 48:08, 48:39. While that may not seem exactly perfect, it indeed is damn close, based on the course. The first 10K to relax, the next 10 to cruise cause it remains flat, and the last 10 to bear down because it is by far the toughest part due to the hills.
The real evidence is in my 15 km splits which were 1:13:21 and 1:12:44. A slight negative split which is considered almost impossible on this course.
But the best part of the day was just feeling great throughout, and knowing that my honey was waiting for me at the end. As always, thanks babe for your never ending support.
Final results put me in with a gun time of 2:26:52 and a chip time of 2:26:08. The difference is simply the time it takes you to get to the start line from the moment the gun goes off.
I also finished 32nd in my age group out of 347, and 904th over all out of 6848.
I am a bit sore in a few places so I think I may deserve tomorrow off as well. I will decide in the morning.
One thing that continues to amaze me is the continued growth of female participants in the sport. When I first started doing this stuff a typical ratio of men to women was 2-1. Today there were just 100 more men than women! It just goes to prove that as time wears on, that the amount of women with fuck all else to do is quickly catching up to men!!
...I like this one...
"A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man."---Jiddu Krishnamurti
Love
Peter
You are STYLIN... Congrats on your personal and competitve achievements . You amaze me always...
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