Yeppoon Running Festival!

Race Information

• What? Yeppoon Running Festival
• When? 12/09/2021
• How Far? 10km
• Where? Yeppoon, QLD, Australia
• Website Yeppoon Running Festival
• Finish time: 1:03:54

Goals

Goal	Description	Completed
A	Have FUN	Yes
B	Finish the run.	Yes
C	Complete the run without walking	No - I was forced to walk the last 2km

Stats

Stat	Value
Avg Pace	6:20 min/km
Best Pace	4:49 min/km
Avg Run Cadence	145 spm
Max Run Cadence	167 spm
Elevation	16 m

Training

I didn't do any training for this outside of my triathlon training. That was probably a mistake!

Pre-race

We travelled down to the coast to meet a friend at the start line. I did some stretches and was ready to go!

Race

The race start was pretty packed. However once I found my pace I was able to slip through the pack and get onto an empty stretch of road.
I was able to follow two other guys who were sitting on about 5:30 min/km until the halfway point.
From the halfway mark we sped up to about 5 min/km. I was really pushing it to keep up. This was my downfall!
By 8kms I felt a shooting pain run up the back of my right leg. I couldn't run! I had damaged some muscle tissue. So I regretfully had to walk the last 2kms over the finish line.

Post-race

After the race I rehydrated and ate a banana. We then went out for breakfast. I was hobbling around. Sadly after the race I wasn't able to run for quite some time, several weeks.
During that time, I kept doing some cycling, and I got a remedial massage. I am now back to running.