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原帖由 軍人生活 於 2008-12-15 17:10 發表
84K真係好高難度喎 " />" />
Yes, it is tough for a few reasons:
1. cut-off time of 14.5 hours is quite tight for slow runners. Due to the hot weather, you need to add 10 to 20 minutes to your Hong Kong Marathon PB. And 2 x your PB + 2 hours is a good estimation of your finish time of 84km.
2. It is all the way on hard surface - asphalt or concrete. Very tough on the feet.
3. The second loop on Changi Coastal Road is very demoralizing. It is a long, dark, endless, featureless road for 5km.
4. There are 4 bridges in each loop, they kill your rhythm. And one of them is a stair case, kill your ITB.
I ran last year, finish the 1st loop in 6.5 hr (not a bad timing consider my Singapore Marathon timing is 6 hours). I was on track to finish within the cutoff time until a blister came at 63km. I took 5 minutes to take care of the blister (no medic to help), and when I want to re-start, left leg muscle hardened already. Even after dragging for 2km, no improvement and no deep heat rub left in medic station (used up by the Marathon runners). And at a speed of only 4 km/h and 18km left, I would miss the cut-off time by 1 hr+. I decided to call it off.
So, I have signed up again for 2009. Will need better preparation this round (e.g. carry my own deep heat rub, better taping to prevent blister). For those intended to plan for it, please take note that the course is slightly longer than 42km each loop. My Garmin register 43km+, even taken into account the normal 1% error, it is still too long, possibly 0.5 to 1km longer than 42km. |
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發表於 2008-12-13 13:35:51
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，Sundown Marathon係喺正常瞓覺時間跑喎
