One thing I recalled last night (as i was looking at my sunburned face), that the starter said was 'you may need some sun cream later' which got a sneer from the runners!!
Without wishing to write a book.....
The first half was on really good up and down trails, some of which I knew from my own runs, I felt good after a contested start and felt comfortable with my pace. I did the first half in 1:52 and it was around mile 16 the penny dropped that I had gone off a little quick and was unlikely to deliver a negative split!
The second half was mainly on tracks gravel/Tarmac which was a little boring as we crossed Salisbury Plain. I just got into a plodding pace and became comfortable again between miles 20-26.
We didn't actually see Stone Henge until we were a few hundred metres away. It was great to see my family at the finish.
Lessons learned were:-
-Nutrition worked ok, but gagged on my last gel - I need to have back ups for a longer race.
- I had lots of salt marks on my clothes, I need to think about salt replacement
- mark on my lower back from my sack, need to check what's rubbing
-mark under my right pit from rubbing, need to add more anti-friction
- biggest lesson was pacing, I did not run with anyone so I have myself to blame. I lost sight of my capabilities, only 2 months back running after and used feel instead of brain!
The pacing issue can be corrected next weekend as I take on my longest run yet - Marlborough Downs Challenge 33 trail miles.
Eek!!!
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