Watch didn’t charge in time so died at the halfway point!! I tried to keep at the same pace and effort and used others to hang on to. Thought I was doing well as I could see the 29 pacer so kept him in sight. Towards the funnel the 29 pacer pulled over – I thought he had as he was too ahead of himself! I ran past and felt really positive! The man behind said his watch was 29 exactly! I had about an hour of feeling excited that I could have got a sneaky 28 something!! Even if it was 59 seconds!! My disappointment soon arrived with the parkrun email! It’s silly that 30 seconds can make you feel so disappointed!! I was sure something must have gone wrong. After frantically messaging others who were near me, it turns out those 30seconds extra are here to stay. On a positive note…….🤔 I was only 10 seconds off this years PB. I ran the second half with no pacer or watch. (Couldn’t find the 30min pacer anywhere! ) this week has been taxing so this time was great! I’m buying a new watch to cheer myself up! Also like you say, if you get to the top of your goals too quickly, you’ll have to work harder to stay there and the fun is trying to get there. My joyous Saturday morning is yet to come! Something to look forward to!
Sounds like you were a bit unlucky, with the watch and the pacers, but another strong time. And I love the mindset here. It’s very important to have that. Don’t be in a hurry to get there, enjoy the journey. Keep working hard and then it’s going to feel even sweeter when it happens. When I finally get my long term goals, having had to comeback from this injury and build back up, it’s going to feel 10 times more amazing that had I just continued on my original trajectory. Well done Shana.
Coach Simon 🍊
