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Malice · Sun, 2nd-Sep-2012, 9:09 PM

My brother was in that race also. He did the 5km one and got like half an hour. I'd probably die running 1km tbh. :P

TAminimat · Sun, 2nd-Sep-2012, 9:30 PM

I always say I will do this.. next year maybe

**nirvAnA** · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 12:15 AM

nice man!!! 10KM is no easy feat, then again im 200 pounds

**PiG** · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 1:12 AM

Nice man! That's a good time!

Is the run relatively flat?

My bro who lives a few blocks away decided it would be a great idea to jog the 14km to our parents house for Father's Day. I don't know why I agreed! It took me about 2 hours to run 13km! It was so hard lol! I think it's because the entire thing was so damn hilly + I'm so unfit! Beautiful way to start spring off though!

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Originally Posted by nirvAnA

nice man!!! 10KM is no easy feat, then again im 200 pounds

Haha you're the same weight as me! Race to 185 pounds(84kg)?? :P

**TheGentleman** · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 6:16 AM

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Originally Posted by PiG

Is the run relatively flat?

Most of it isn't too bad. The start of the race is going up the bridge though but it's so crowded that I could walk and keep up with all the joggers. There were only other part I didn't like was a hilly underpass. Aside from that mostly flat.

Mox · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 11:35 AM

Nice stuff man! Solid time!

Sounds similar to a race we have in Adelaide coming up in a couple weeks called the City to Bay. That one is 12km and its gonna be fun! As someone who has never run a race with lots of people in it, I don't really know what to expect. Do you have an advice for what the atmosphere was like? I.e. how to cope with heaps of people at the start and stuff?

ToRPatto · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 1:24 PM

That's awesome. I would love to do that but then again there is a reason why I play video games. I'm skinny fat so i'll stick to playing Starcraft ahaha

gj!

AsylumofSouls · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 6:43 PM

@PiG: Nowhere in Brisbane is flat, don't believe a word he says. That would have been damn hard work :P
@Mox: My wife'll be in the City to Bay as well

My advise is keep out of the way of the pros (they're pretty good at avoiding people anyway) and just find your own pace.
Don't worry about what anyone else is doing around you and good luck!

**TheGentleman** · Mon, 3rd-Sep-2012, 7:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mox

Nice stuff man! Solid time!

Sounds similar to a race we have in Adelaide coming up in a couple weeks called the City to Bay. That one is 12km and its gonna be fun! As someone who has never run a race with lots of people in it, I don't really know what to expect. Do you have an advice for what the atmosphere was like? I.e. how to cope with heaps of people at the start and stuff?

My advice:

Training before the event is critical imho even if it's just 30 minutes on the treadmill a day.
On the day of the event make sure you are well hydrated before, during and after the event (in the Bridge to Brisbane they had water stations all along the track so you could just pick up a cup and throw it away... on the ground... literally anywhere :P).
A consequence of hydration is needing to go to the toilet. Make sure you do this before the race starts as it may effect your time if you need to go during the race.
Before the race have a large meal (bacon, eggs and bread for me ), you'll probably want to eat 1-2 hrs later after you have finished running as well.
At the start of my race we have to trek up the bridge, it is just not possible to run up this unless you're at the front of the race cause of the crowds (and unless you're running competitively you won't be at the front because it's a zoned race. i.e. People start in different zones depending on what time they wish to make it under so that slower people are in the same area as slower people). A lot of people in my zone were trying to jog up the bridge in these large crowds at the beginning of the race (probably cause they had so much energy at the start of the race) but fact remains because of the crowds they couldn't jog very fast... My suggestion is you Power Walk during this part of the race... even while power walking I was overtaking some joggers and using a lot less energy to do so... energy which I was later able to use jogging/running when the crowds thinned out a little.
Having said the above, the beginning of your race might not be cruelly up hill so you might be able to get away with jogging, anyway food for thought.
Stretch after the race... or your joints will regret it the following day (you probably will anyway, but you will regret it more if you don't stretch).

I paced myself this year to see if I could do it without pushing myself too far. I would suggest you do the same for your first long distance run.

Sorry if that was a bit wordy but that is my advice. Good luck sir

**TheGentleman** · Tue, 4th-Sep-2012, 5:21 PM

Oh yes, one last piece of advice... make sure your number is visible so that all pictures taken of you can be easily found. I had to search for mine and they all look rather derpy! Then again... running faces aren't generally glamorous...