Kurrawa to Duranbah and back!!!

The 50 k from hell was back.
I had a week down the coast relaxing and putting more effort into my research on alcohol/running. With only about 3 runs on the coarse and a couple that left me doubting I could make the distance in the heat. I was not feeling the best by the time race day came. I had lost my confidence and had trouble trying to motivate myself. But when I saw a few fellow Coolrunner's ( MickG, Tesso & Tuttle) and was asked how I felt, I replied "Good" and I was feeling a lot better. A nice hug from Tesso to warm the heart and we were off. I must admit in most races except a few I take off and don't pace myself. At about 8k I was doing 4:50 min/k and feeling the heat already. Lucky I had my Dad as my crew on his bike and got heaps of help along the way. Boy was it hot. I was disappointed at my first half of the race but made up for it in the second half. It was only at about 3k to go when my legs started to try and cramp and I was forced to a slow walk for a while. But I finished under goal B which was 6 hours so it was OK. I know I could have done a lot better but there is always next year. I drank 6 Gatoraids, 4 Gels, 2 bottles of Coke and drank at least two cups at every aid station. When I weighed myself after the race I was 4kg lighter still.
So all up 50k at 5Hr 52 mins and a PB.
Take care