It was particularly difficult for me because I am useless on flats (a bit like the Pegasus, if we are talking about canoes...). I usually catch up with the crew when we going up hills but there were not much hills today. It’s good as it forced me to speed up more, but it was tough. And I was also in pain today. Very-bad-pain. I don't exactly know how I ended up getting a lower back pain (some ratio of gym:weight:stepped on a stick while walking dog – the GP ended up saying it’s a strain and it’s inflamed…), but boy I was out of gas today. From the beginning of the run I was feeling it. Not only I got lost around Balmain (because I was lagging behind so much), but I lost the rest of the crew. I ended up tagging along another crew and got out of the Balmain maze. Even then I was struggling with the pain that came with every step. I had to cut my run short of the 30KM target today. Quite unfortunate, but it was the right decision.
Despite the pain I find it to be a "positive" experience, in a sense that I get an idea of what could happen on the day. I could be in this sort of pain. And I know Nurofen doesn't help me dealing with the pain. I have decided that, given Sydney will be my rookie run, I will take it easy. Like this bloke in the crew said, “...when I did my first marathon, rather than aiming for a time, I just aim to enjoy it, because, the next time you do it, you will be chasing a time and you won’t be able to enjoy it.”
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